Mizan was arrested in Srimangal with a pistol, four rounds of bullet and Tk 200,000 in cash while trying to flee to India on Thursday night. RAB seized fixed deposit receipt or FDR savings worth Tk 10 million along with several cheques totalling Tk 67.7 million in a raid on his home in Dhaka's Mohammadpur on Friday. The elite police unit started two cases against Mizan under the illegal arms act in Srimangal and the money laundering act in the capital's Mohammadpur, said RAB-2 Commander Lt Col Ashik Billah. A former general secretary of the ruling party’s Mohammadpur unit, Mizan is accused of murder, trading in drug, extortion and different other charges in a number of cases. Locals call him “Pagla Mizan” (crazy Mizan) since he had reportedly jumped into a pond and fled naked having been chased by police some decades ago.

Source: bd News24 October 12, 2019 12:33 UTC