Khandaker Mosharraf, 11 others sued for extortion

Khandaker Mosharraf, 11 others sued for extortion
UNB, Comilla

An extortion case was filed against former health and family welfare minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain and 11 other BNP leaders today.

Mohammad Ibrahim, a businessman, of Kolakandi village in Titash upazila filed the case with a cognizance court.

In the case, the plaintiff alleged that the former minister demanded Tk 1 lakh from him over cell phone on April 10, 2003.

He also said that he paid Tk 40,000 in the first installment and promised to meet the remaining money afterwards. But, after some days, as the accused started putting pressure on him, he (Ibrahim) left the area in fear of his life, Ibrahim alleged.

After hearing the plaintiff, the court asked the officer-in-charge of Titash Police Station for taking legal action after proper investigation.

-The Daily Star 6/11

Ex-health minister Mosharraf, 100 others sued for extortion

Two more extortion and looting cases were filed against former health and family welfare minister Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain and 100 others today.

Ashiqur Rahman of Kamalkandi in Daudkandi upazila filed a case against 51 people, including the BNP leader, with a cognisance court of Comilla.

The complainant alleged that miscreants looted his fertiliser shop at Boalmaribazar after he had refused to pay Tk 50,000 toll following the national election in 2001.

Ohidur Rahman lodged another case with the same court against the former health minister and 50 others for damaging and looting 10 rooms of his house at south Nasuruddi village in Daudkandi upazila following the national election in 2001.

Accepting the cases, the court ordered the Officer-in-Charge

(OC) of Daudkandi Police Station to investigate the cases.

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