A Sylhet court has sent the then Awami League mayoral candidate Golam Rasul Chowdhury alias Rahel Chowdhury of Habiganj's Nabiganj Municipality to jail in a case of electoral violence.
He is the son-in-law of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Shahab Uddin.
On Monday, Rahel Chowdhury surrendered to Habiganj Senior Judicial Magistrate Amli Court-5 and applied for bail.
Magistrate Jhumur Sarkar dismissed the application after the hearing and directed to send him to jail.
Later, Rahel Chowdhury was sent to jail around 2pm, plaintiff's lawyer Badru Mia confirmed.
According to the case, on January 15, 2021 (the day before the municipal elections) Rahel Chowdhury attacked the supporters of BNP candidate Chhabir Ahmed Chowdhury.
At one stage of the incident, Rahel hit Shafiq Ahmed Chowdhury, the cousin of Chhabir with a sharp weapon.
Shafiq was rushed to Sylhet Osmani Medical College Hospital with serious injuries.
Hadis Mia Chowdhury, another cousin of Chhabir Ahmed Chowdhury, filed a case against 13 people on January 31 last year.
Following the investigation, a charge sheet was issued by the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) on March 30.
According to the charge sheet, the court issued arrest warrants against the accused.
On Monday, the second accused in the case, Rahel Chowdhury, surrendered and applied for bail, but the court rejected his bail application and ordered him to be sent to jail.
