BNP leader Milon arrested in Chattogram

A court here on Friday sent BNP leader and former state minister for education ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon to jail in three separate cases.

Chandpur Judicial Magistrate Judge Mohammad Shafiul Azam sent him to jail when police produced him before the court in three cases filed with Kachua police station on charge of extortion and theft.Earlier, detectives in a drive arrested Milon from a house at Chwakbazar area in Chttogram city early Friday.

Mizanur Rahman, additional superintendent of Chandpur police, said a team of DB and Chandpur thana police conducted a joint drive at the residence of Shah Alam ‘Mamtaz Chayanir’ at Chatteshwari Road around 4:30 am and arrested Milon, international affairs secretary of BNP.

Milon had been staying at his friend Shah Alam’s house for the last few days, said Mohammad Mamun, officer-in-charge of Chandpur DB police.Police also arrested the house owner. Milon was wanted in 26 cases, he said.Later, Chandpur police took him to Chandpur and produced him before the court in the afternoon.

source: UNB