Police have arrested two people in a case filed over the abduction and torture of Delwar Hossain, a chairman candidate in the upcoming Singra Upazila Parishad election.
The arrestees are Babu and Sumon. Acting on a tip-off, a police team conducted a drive in different parts of the upazila on Monday night and arrested them.
Natore Superintendent of Police, Tariqul Islam, confirmed the matter. Earlier, Delwar's brother, Mujibur Rahman, filed the case at Natore Police Station against 20 to 25 unidentified men.
According to the victim, Upazila Swechchhasebak League General Secretary Mohan and his associates picked him up on a microbus while he was returning home after submitting the nomination form online on Monday.
Later, they tortured him. State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak's brother-in-law, Lutful Habib Rubel, submitted his candidature for the upazila
chairman post.
Meanwhile, Delwar, who was seriously injured, was shifted to the ICU of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital at midnight after his condition became critical.
An earlier report adds: An Upazila Parishad chairman candidate was abducted and physically tortured allegedly by a group of musclemen led by a Swechasebak League leader in Singra upazila of Natore district.
The UZ chairman candidate Delwar Hossain is now undergoing treatment at Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital.
The incident took place on Monday, the last day of the submission of nomination papers for the Upazila Parishad election.
Delwar said Mohon Ali, general secretary of Singra upazila unit Swechasebak League along with his associates, picked Delwar up to a microbus while he was returning to his home after submitting nomination form online in the afternoon.
Later they physically assaulted him.
Being informed police conducted a drive to rescue him but in the meantime, Mohon’s associate took him to Delwar’s house and left him there.
Tariqul Islam, superintendent of Natore police, said police recovered Delwar from his residence at Parsaoil village in the upazila in the afternoon and took him to Sadar hospital and then shifted to Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital.
Lutful Habib Rubel, brother-in-law of State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak and also a chairman of Sherkol Union Parishad, also submitted a nomination paper vying for the nomination.
Lutful demanded an unopposed run in the election, said Imdadul Hossain, joint general secretary of Kalam Union unit Awami League.