Samrat charged in illegal arms case

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Court Correspondent :
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) yesterday pressed charges against Ismail Hossain Chowdhury Samrat, a former Jubo League leader and an alleged kingpin of the illegal casino business of Dhaka, in a case filed under the Arms Act.
RAB Sub-Inspector Shekhar Chandra Mallik, also an Investigation Officer of the case, submitted the charge sheet to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka on Wednesday.
On October 6, RAB members arrested Samrat, former president of Dhaka South Jubo League, and his close aide Enamul Haque Arman, former vice-president of the same unit from Cumilla
after raiding a house near Indian border.
He came under the spotlight after elite force busted his illegal casino business at different sporting clubs in Dhaka. He was expelled from the Jubo League following his arrest.
Samrat was then brought to the capital and RAB conducted operations at various establishments where the Jubo League leader either lived or carried out political and business activities.
RAB also took Samrat to his political office in Kakrail where he had been reportedly staying since the crackdown began on September 18.
The elite force members at a press briefing said they had seized two torture devices, a pistol with five bullets, two hides of Kangaroo, 1,160 pieces of Yaba and 19 bottles of foreign liquor from the spot.
A RAB mobile court, led by Executive Magistrate Sarwar Alam, sentenced Samrat to six months’ imprisonment for possessing wild animal hides and another six months for possessing illegal liquor. RAB lodged the two cases against him with Ramna Police Station the next day.
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