AL leader snatched from police custody after attack on officers in Sylhet

An Awami League leader arrested by police was snatched from their custody following an attack on police personnel in Sylhet’s Jaintiapur upazila this evening (9 November).

The incident took place in the Haripur area, where the attackers also vandalised a police vehicle.

The leader, Zakaria Mahmud, is the office secretary of Jaintiapur upazila Awami League. He was taken away while handcuffed, according to local sources.

According to police sources, Jaintiapur police arrested Zakaria from Haripur Bazar this evening. While officers were taking him to the police station, a group of people blocked their vehicle with a road barricade near Poricher Bridge, beyond Haripur Bazar, at around 7pm.

The group then attacked the police personnel and snatched Zakaria from their custody. They also vandalised the police vehicle.

Speaking to reporters tonight, Sylhet Superintendent of Police (SP) Chowdhury Md Jaber Sadeque said police were taking Zakaria to the station after arresting him when a group blocked their vehicle and took him away.

Police have launched drives to arrest Zakaria and those involved in the attack, he said.

No police personnel were injured in the incident, although the police vehicle was vandalised, the SP added.