Police extortion in Joypurhat, arrested 2

There are various areas of lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus. On this occasion, two young detectives were extorting money from the shopkeepers by intimidating the shopkeepers. However, they were caught by the real police on Tuesday evening. The incident took place at Fultali Bazar of Raykali Union in Akkelpur upazila of Joypurhat.

The arrested are Raju Islam (22) and Zakaria Habib (20). They are residents of Baria Mandalpara village in Dupchanchia upazila of Bogra.

According to police and eyewitness sources, the two young Ansars were trained by the VDP. He put a siren on a motorcycle and took it to various markets in the countryside and extorted money by intimidating himself by introducing himself as a detective. After being caught yesterday evening, they became the victims of mass laundering. People vandalized the motorcycle. Later, the police went to the spot, handcuffed them and took them to the police station. A case has been registered in this regard.

According to the locals, two youths came to Sanatanpur Bazar of Raikali Union by blowing siren on a motorcycle around 5.30 pm yesterday. Wasim of that market had opened his pesticide and fertilizer shop. The two youths went to Wasim's shop and demanded money for fear of arresting him as they kept the shop open with the identity of their detective police. Wasim agreed with them for 1,600 rupees. Two young men on motorcycles rushed to the spot saying that they would give a receipt for the money. When Wasim suspected this, he informed the people around him. Later they went out in search of the two young men.

Among them, the two young men went to Pundria Bazaar and saw another fertilizer shop open. They took two thousand rupees to Masud, the owner of the two shops, and went to Deora Bazar on a motorcycle. Masood informed the people around him about the incident. Wasim and his men came to Punduria Bazaar to find out about the incident. A teacher of Pundaria Primary School informed the police about the incident on his mobile phone.

Then the police said, no police member went there. Then the people got together and went out in search of the two young men and saw them talking to the shopkeepers of Fultali Bazar. When people saw them and tried to flee, they caught them. Excited people vandalized the motorcycle they were using. They were later handed over to the police.

Visiting the police station at 8 pm, it was seen that the officer on duty was asking the names and addresses of the two youths. Two young policemen confessed to extorting money. They said they have been cheating since the lockdown began.

Akkelpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Abu Obaid said shopkeeper Wasim had filed a case with the police station

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