A Dhaka court on Friday placed Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) councillor Moynul Haque Monju on total 10-day remand in two cases filed for possessing illegal arms and narcotics. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Dhiman Chandra Mandal passed the order, placing Ward-39 councillor Monju on five-day remand in arms case and another five-day in narcotics case.
Earlier, Wari police produced him before the court and pleaded to place him on 14-day remand in two cases. Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-3 detained Monju from his Tikatoli office on October 31 and recovered two illegal arms and drugs from there. Later, the RAB-3 handed him over to Wari Police Station and Nayek Subadar of the elite force Ibrahim Hossain lodged two cases against him.
RAB-3 Commanding Officer (CO) Lt Col Shafee Bulbul at an initial briefing said Monju amassed a huge wealth through extortion and other illegal means and used to send the money to his family in the USA through hundi.