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Four people including the wife and son of a Jamaat-e-Islami leader have been arrested after allegedly trying to bribe voters using fake notes at Satkhira.
They were arrested from Sadar Upazila’s Godaghata village around 11am Friday, according to Sadar Police Station OC Mustafizur Rahman. of them are Hafiza Khatun, wife of Amir Shahadat, chief of Jamaat’s west unit at Sadar Upazila. His son Jaharul Islam and assistants Jaharul Islam and Zakir Hossain are also in custody.
Police said it raided Shahadat’s house after getting tip-off about attempts to buy votes, said OC Rahman. Shahadat fled the scene after sensing police’s presence, he said.
As many as 39 counterfeit notes of Tk 1,000 denomination was recovered from the house, said the police.
Four people including the wife and son of a Jamaat-e-Islami leader have been arrested after allegedly trying to bribe voters using fake notes at Satkhira.
They were arrested from Sadar Upazila’s Godaghata village around 11am Friday, according to Sadar Police Station OC Mustafizur Rahman. of them are Hafiza Khatun, wife of Amir Shahadat, chief of Jamaat’s west unit at Sadar Upazila. His son Jaharul Islam and assistants Jaharul Islam and Zakir Hossain are also in custody.
Police said it raided Shahadat’s house after getting tip-off about attempts to buy votes, said OC Rahman. Shahadat fled the scene after sensing police’s presence, he said.
As many as 39 counterfeit notes of Tk 1,000 denomination was recovered from the house, said the police.
