Hefajat s Dhaka city unit leader arrested from New Market area
Maulana Sanaullah. Photo: collected Star Digital Report Star Digital Report
Police today arrested a Dhaka city unit leader of Hefajat-e-Islam from New Market area early today.
Arrestee Maulana Sanaullah is an executive member of the city unit of the Islamist group, police said.
A team of police arrested him from a madrasa in New Market area around 2:00am. He was being interrogated, said Jahidul Islam Sohag, assistant commissioner (Motijheel Zone) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
He is an FIR-named accused in a case filed with Paltan Police Station after the recent violence by Hefajat, he added.
Cases Over Mayhem: 3 more Hefajat leaders arrested
Maulana Khurshid Alam Quasemi. Photo: Collected Staff Correspondent Staff Correspondent
Three more Hefajat leaders were arrested in cases filed over violence in 2013 and March this year while five, including four arrested earlier, were placed on remand yesterday.
Meanwhile, 16 cases filed after the recent violence by Hefajat-e-Islam in six districts were transferred to the Police Bureau of Investigation.
Rab arrested Khaled Saifullah Ayubi, joint secretary general of Hefajat, in Manikganj early yesterday. He is accused in a case filed with Paltan Police Station after the violence in March this year, Commander Khandaker Al Moin, Rab s Legal and Media Wing director, told The Daily Star.