Swechchhasebak Dal leader Liton arrested over extortion

Detectives have arrested Liton Mahmud Babu, also known as Terenam Babu, vice-president of Dhaka North unit of Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal, from the capital's Mohammadpur area for his alleged involvement in extortion.

The Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested him on Wednesday (11 November) in connection with an extortion case filed with Mohammadpur Police Station.

According to police and related sources, Babu faces allegations of extortion and patronising juvenile gangs. He has also allegedly been involved in criminal activities centred around the Geneva Camp area of Mohammadpur.

His name appears on a police list of alleged extortionists, which states that Tk300-400 was collected from shops around the playground on Zakir Hossain Road, while another Tk50 was allegedly charged from each shop in the name of providing illegal electricity connections.

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DB sources said at least 17 cases had been traced against him in different areas, including Mohammadpur and Adabar.

He was arrested following allegations of extorting money from a private hospital, the sources added.

Babu could not be reached for comment on the allegations.