United News of Bangladesh

Police arrested a local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami along with Tk 79,000 in front of a polling centre over allegations of distributing money among voters in Sadar upazila of Chuadanga district on Thursday morning. The arrestee is Sharif, 50, president of No-9 ward unit Jamaat-e-Islami and son of Azizur Rahman alias Aziz Master of Gulshan Para. Mizanur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said local people caught  the Jamaat leader in front of Rizia Khatun Prabati Government Primary School polling centre while giving cash money to some voters. Jamaat leader Belal Uddin hospitalised after arrest ‘with Tk 74 lakh’ Later, he was handed over to the local police station. Police also recovered Tk 79,000 from his possession. Presiding officer of the polling centre Abdus Sabur said, “I heard about the incident but it occurred outside my centre.” The detainee is under police custody and efforts are on to take legal steps against him, said the OC. Besides, police arrested Shahabuddin from Napitkhali polling station in Damurhuda upazila of the district for casting fake vote, said Tariqul Islam, Presiding officer of the polling station.