BANGLADESH NEWS
Police yesterday arrested the mayor of Bagha municipality in Rajshahi in connection with two separate cases for extortion, making derogatory comment about a lawmaker, and abusing a woman.
Mayor Akkas Ali, also former general secretary of Bagha upazila unit of Awami League, was arrested at his Koligram residence in the upazila headquarters around 4:00am, said Ali Ahmed Hashmi, officer in charge (OC) of Bagha police station.
Police arrested the mayor after local lawmaker Shahriar Alam's personal aide Quamruzzaman Nipun filed a case against him on Wednesday night for verbally abusing the lawmaker and demanding Tk 1 lakh as 'toll' from him, the OC said.
While placing Akkas before the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Emdadul Haque on Thursday afternoon, police also showed him arrested in another case filed against him under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act, said Court Inspector Nazrul Islam.
A woman of Narayanpur village in Bagha filed the case with Bagha police station accusing Akkas for attempting to rape her on June 2, said Islam.
Akkas submitted prayers for bail in both the cases, and the court sent him to jail custody after fixing June 26 for hearing on the bail prayers, he added.
In his case, Nipun, also general secretary of Arani municipality unit of Jubo League, alleged that Akkas went to Shahriar's house at Arani on Wednesday afternoon in his absence and asked Nipun to convince the lawmaker for giving him Tk 1 lakh as 'toll'.
As Nipun declined to do so, Akkas uttered abusive words about Shahriar and threatened to vandalise the MP's house if his demand was not met, the plaintiff said, adding that Akkas had said that he needed the money for getting bail from the High Court in several cases filed against him.
Akkas is accused in 20 cases filed for violence, misappropriating wheat, obstructing government activities, land grabbing, extortion, and abusing and violating women, Bagha police station OC said.
Earlier on September 26 last year, Akkas was arrested for beating up six employees of the District Judge's Court including the court's najir, he added.
"Akkas, who was earlier expelled from the party for his drinking habit, regained primary membership of the party through an application last year. Local leaders of the ruling party are embarrassed due to his recent activities," said Amanul Hasan, acting president of Bagha Awami League.
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