Old Dhaka residents describe Erfan Selim as 'quiet but a patron of rowdy hordes'News Desk :Erfan Selim was "not so unruly, but he always had a group of rowdy accomplices on his tail", the residents of Old Dhaka say as the news of jailing the son of MP Haji Mohammad Selim took many by surprise, reports bdnews24.comA Rapid Action Battalion-run mobile court sentenced Erfan, the second son of Selim, to one year in prison for unlawful possession of arms and liquor after a raid on their house. Haji Selim, who retained influence by using muscle power for a long time, owns a fortune. The sort of crime that landed Erfan in jail was nothing new for his associates who accompanied him on motorcycles, locals say. People from the low-income bracket were often beaten by the cohorts of Erfan for obstructing their movement through the narrow lanes of Old Dhaka, the residents said. Another resident of the area said Erfan would be surrounded by people who used to accompany Haji Selim.

Source: bd News24 October 29, 2020 17:37 UTC