The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

A local BNP leader, accused of manhandling a police official, was arrested from a residence at Mugdapara in the city Wednesday night.

The arrested was identified as Nabi Newaz Khan Lohani Bipul, general secretary of Islampur upazila BNP in Jamalpur district.

After arrest, he was brought to Islampur Police Station yesterday and later produced to a local court. The court sent him to jail hajat after rejecting his bail petition.

Islampur Police Station sources said Bipul came to the thana. Manhandled the then ASI Ahad and took away an accused from thana at dead of night on August 17, 2006 during the tenure of four party alliance government.

Ahad filed a case against nine people in connection with the incident.

The BNP leader went into hiding following the imposition of emergency rule.

Earlier, a court here issued warrant of arrest against Bipul and also ordered the attachment of goods of his residence.