Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammed Tofazzal Hossain issued the remand order on Tuesday after police sought 20 days’ custody to question Samrat. Meanwhile, scores of Jubo League leaders and activists thronged the court premises to demand the release of Samrat as law enforcement struggled to keep them at bay. The controversial Jubo League leader reportedly went into hiding after the Rapid Action Battalion busted several illegal casino operations inside clubs in Motijheel on Sept 18. Two cases were also filed against him under the Narcotics Control Act and Arms Act with the Ramna Police Station. But the police’s plea for a 20-day remand to grill Samrat in the cases was stayed after he was hospitalised for chest pains.

Source: bd News24 October 15, 2019 07:52 UTC