Mijanur Rahman Akanda, Phulpur: Police have arrested 2 people on charges of extortion in sacrificial animal vehicles in Phulpur, Mymensingh. They were arrested on charges of extortion from drivers of vehicles carrying sacrificial animals in front of the Kaziakanda Shahida Auto Rice Mill on the Phulpur-Haluaghat highway in the upazila on Sunday afternoon. The arrested are Kausar Ahmed, son of the deceased Shamsul Haque of Kaziakanda village in Phulpur Municipality, and Anisur Rahman Raju, son of Mokhlesur Rahman of the same village.
In this regard, Phulpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Abdul Hadi said that the accused were arrested in an extortion case and sent to court on Monday.
