Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a fugitive convict, who was sentenced to 10 years jail term, from city's Oxyzen Crossing area on Friday evening after nine years.

Shariful Alam, senior assistant director of the RAB, said the arrested Nur Nobi, son of Fazal Ahmed, hailed from Dholoi village under Hathazari upazila of the district was convicted over a drug case in Ashulia Thana before nine years.

The accused [Nur Nobi] left the area and went into hiding after filling the case.

He has been convicted by the court in his absentia in the case filed with Ashulia Police Station in Dhaka.

Later, a Dhaka court awarded 10 years imprisonment to Nur Nabi and fined Tk 50,000, in default, he will serve more six months of rigorous imprisonment.
 
He was handed over to the respective police station for further legal action.

BDST: 1808 HRS, OCT 26, 2024
MN