Top Jamaat leader held in B'dsh for instigating mayhem during Modi's visit Sat, May 15 2021 17:57 IST | 3 Views
Top Jamaat leader held in B'dsh for instigating mayhem during Modi's visit.. Image Source: IANS News Dhaka, May 15 : Top Jamaat-e-Islami leader and listed 1971 war criminal Shahjahan Chowdhury has been arrested by the police for allegedly instigating the violence unleashed by radical outfit Hefazat-e-Islam on March 26 during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bangladesh, said Abdullah Al Masum, Superintendent of Police (Special Branch), Chittagong. The arrest was made on Friday night. According to the police, Chowdhury is accused in over 20 criminal cases, including fanning communal tension and for his role in the genocide of 1971.