Police here on Friday arrested a Union Parishad (UP) chairman who reportedly beat up a farmer in Lalpur upazila for calling helpline 333 for releif.
The arrestee is Abdus Sattar, chairman of Arjunpur-Baramhati union in Lalpur upazila.
Superintendent of Police Liton Kumar Saha in a press briefing said they arrested Sattar from Ishwardi area of Pabna in the morning.
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Sattar along with his two accomplices physically assaulted farmer Shahidul Islam on April 12 as he called 333 seeking relief materials.
The matter came to light and made social outcry after a private TV channel aired a report over the matter.