Dhaka: Swechhasebak Dal leader arrested over extortion racket
Detective police in Dhaka have arrested senior Swechhasebak Dal leader Liton Mahmud over alleged extortion and ties to local youth gangs in Mohammadpur.
Detectives in Dhaka have arrested Liton Mahmud Babu, vice-president of Dhaka Metropolitan North Swechhasebak Dal, during a late-night raid in Mohammadpur. A Detective Branch team detained him at around 2:30am on Tuesday before recording his formal arrest in a local police station case.
DMP Additional Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam confirmed the arrest followed specific allegations. Officers disclosed that Mahmud faces accusations of running an extortion ring targeting market stalls and orchestrating youth gang activities in the area.
According to police, Mahmud featured near the top of a DMP list of 545 suspected extortionists across the capital. Investigators allege he collected Tk 300 to Tk 400 daily from stalls near the Jakir Hossain Road playground alongside illegal electricity fees.
Source: Prothom Alo
