Mariam told Prothom Alo that members of Abba Bahini attacked and looted her home last April because she disrupted drug sales and opposed the president’s associates. Maryam’s family members were kept in captivity for three days. Since then, the family left the area.
Maryam said, “On the third day of captivity, they broke the gate and looted our house. “I hid my children in the toilet out of fear.”
The police saved the family after Maryam called 999 (emergency services). However, the family members were kept at Telghat post for more than 12 hours. Members of Abba Vahini went there and threatened him in front of the police. The police did not even take the case.
Maryam said that the next day they went to Chairman Iqbal’s office. The chairman asked them to leave the area.
Chairman Iqbal told Prothom Alo, “That woman (Mariam) is no good. “This is a conflict between local people.”
However, Sadek Hussain, Ward No. 7 member of Suvadda Union Council, told Prothom Alo, “That woman (Mariam) is brave. When he opposed the drug trade, he was stigmatized and thrown out of the area.”
Maryam’s house was locked during the visit on Monday. As soon as this correspondent went to Maryam’s house at 4 Mirerbagh, a group of people surrounded this correspondent. He said that after consulting the Chairman, he locked the house.
Sub Inspector Zillur Rahman was on duty at Telghat police post when Abba Vahini members were threatening Maryam’s family there. He is now posted at Rupganj police station in Narayanganj. When asked about the incident, Zillur said that Chairman Iqbal is not a good person and only the in-charge of that police station can explain why the case was not found.
Mohammad Shahjahan was the officer in-charge of Keraniganj police station at that time. Now he is the OC of Sripur, Ghazipur. Shah Jahan told Prothom Alo that he did not remember any such incident.
As soon as Prothom Alo started working on the incident, the police has now become active in investigating the matter. Mariam told Prothom Alo on Tuesday night that police have now accepted a GD over the incident that happened nine months ago.