Gulshan extortion: Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad's Apu on 4-day remand

Police have been given four days to grill Jaane Alam Apu aka Kazi Gaurab Apu in custody over allegations that he had sought to extort Tk 5 million from a former MP in Dhaka's Gulshan while claiming to be a coordinator of Students Against Discrimination, reports bdnews24.com.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Nazmin Akter issued the order on Saturday, according to Sub-Inspector Moktar Hossain of the prosecution police.

The case's investigating officer, Inspector Mokhlesur Rahman from Gulshan Police Station, produced Apu before the court and petitioned for a 10-day remand to interrogate him. Defence lawyer Md Shah Alam unsuccessfully sought bail for Apu.

Apu, a joint convenor of the Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad, was arrested in Wari on Thursday. Police had previously arrested five people on Jul 26 in connection with the extortion of the family of former reserved women's seat MP Shammi Ahmed in Gulshan-2.

Four of the arrestees are Abdur Razzak bin Sulaiman Riyad, 25, Md Sakadaun Siam, 22, Sadman Sadab, 21, and Ibrahim Hossain, 24. The fifth arrestee has not been named as they are a minor.

A court remanded four of them to police custody for questioning for five days.

Since the incident, SAD Dhaka Metropolitan unit Convenor Ibrahim and members Siam and Sadab have been permanently expelled from the organisation for violating its policies and breach of discipline.