Three Jubo League men held for extortion in guise of Jubo Dal

THAKURGAON, Sept 17 (BSS): Police have arrested three workers of Jubo League, the youth front of Awami League, on charges of taking extortion in guise of Jubo Dal, youth wing of BNP on Monday.

The arrestees are Solaiman Hossen (32), Raju Hossen (27) and Rakib Hossen (30).

Impersonating them as the activists of Jubo Dal, the trio were demanding huge amount of donations from local businessmen for picnic, police said.

Being informed about the incident, police rounded up the criminals.

OC of Thakurgaon Sadar thana police said process is on to file a case in this connection.

General Secretary of BNP Thakurgaon district Mirza Faisal Amin said the defeated forces are engaging in such heinous activities and trying to tarnish the image of the party.