Police have arrested three banned Jubo League leaders in Khagrachhari while they were attending a wedding ceremony.
The arrests were made on Friday at around 4:00 am during a raid conducted in Balturamtilla and Muslimpara areas of Ramgarh municipality.
The arrested individuals are Selim (34), General Secretary of Ward No. 1 Jubo League, Ramgarh Municipality; Md. Hossain Ali (31), Organizing Secretary; and Md. Manik alias Abdul Malek (27), a member of the organization.
According to local sources, the three leaders had attended the wedding ceremony of a fellow Jubo League leader’s daughter. After joining the mehendi (henna) ceremony on Thursday night, they stayed at different residences in the area. The main wedding ceremony was scheduled for Friday afternoon, but police carried out the arrest early in the morning based on confidential information.
Ramgarh Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Nazir Alam said,
“The arrested individuals are accused in two separate cases filed in 2023 and 2024. They had been absconding for a long time. Acting on intelligence information, we conducted a special operation and arrested them. Later, they were sent to court.”
Authorities confirmed that legal proceedings are underway.
