A man whose photo went viral for posing with a foreign-made gun after he allegedly attacked a UP chairman in Comilla on Thursday was arrested in Dhaka on Sunday.
The arrestee, Moniruzzaman Jewel, a supporter of former railways minister Mujibul Haque, was arrested from the capital’s Banani on Sunday night. Later, the court ordered to send him to jail on Monday.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Chouddogram police Shubharanjan Chakma confirmed the matter to Dhaka Tribune.
He said: “An arrest warrant has been issued against him in a case of cheque dishonour. On secret information, we were able to locate him.”
Earlier on Thursday, a photo went viral on social media where Moniruzzaman was posing with a foreign-made gun.
Shahjalal Majumder, the chairman of Sreepur UP in Chouddogram of Comilla, was attacked and his car was vandalized when he was returning from a lunch invitation on Thursday.
He alleged that a group of men, led by Jewel, obstructed his vehicle and vandalized the car.
Jewel, however, denied the allegation and said he did not attack the chairman.