Police have arrested three Awami League (whose activities are banned) leaders in connection with a sabotage case in Singair upazila of Manikganj.
They were arrested on Thursday, during separate raids at their homes in different parts of the upazila.
The arrestees are Mamun Dewan, 44, son of Bashir Uddin Dewan of Baimail village; Belayet Hossain Biltu, 42, son of the late Usman Gani of Bri Kaliakoir village; and Monir Hossain, 36, son of the late Mahiuddin of Niltak village.
According to police, Mamun Dewan is a member of ward 8 of Bayra Union Parishad and publicity secretary of the union Awami League. Belayet Hossain Biltu is vice-president of the Baldhara union Awami League, while Monir Hossain is publicity secretary of the Joymantap union Awami League.
Police said the three were shown arrested in Singair Police Station case No. 28(11)24, filed over allegations of sabotage, and sent to court.
Sub-Inspector Dilip Biswas, the case’s investigation officer, said they were produced before the court on Thursday after being arrested in raids at their respective homes.
However, the families of the arrestees claimed that none of them was named in the case statement and that they had no involvement in the incident.
Singair Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Mazharul Islam said the three had been sent to court in connection with the sabotage case.
