United News of Bangladesh

Jahangir Alam, superintendent of police of the Chattogram Range Reserve Force (RRF), has been arrested in a sedition case over allegations of maintaining contact with the Awami League, whose activities are now banned, and leaking information to the party. A team comprising members of the Special Response Unit (SRU), the Counter Terrorism Unit and Panchlaish Police Station arrested him from the Officers' Mess around 2:00am on Sunday, said Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) Commissioner Hasan Md Showkat Ali. His arrest came shortly after a sedition case was filed against him with Panchlaish Police Station on Saturday night. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Abul Kashem Chowdhury of the RRF filed the case, which was recorded around 10:30pm following approval from the Ministry of Home Affairs. Police sources said Jahangir had been kept under surveillance for the past few days, while his personal and official mobile phones had earlier been seized. “We received approval from the Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday. Immediately after the case was filed, a team comprising police and SRU members arrested him from the Officers' Mess,” the CMP commissioner said. Earlier, on November 10, Chattogram Range Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Md Abdul Quddus Chowdhury questioned Jahangir after preliminary evidence of information leakage emerged. The two mobile phones were subsequently sent to the Special Branch (SB) of police in Dhaka for forensic examination. Chattogram Range Additional DIG (Operations) Safizul Islam also conducted a departmental inquiry into the incident. He said the inquiry found evidence supporting the allegations of information leakage against Jahangir and that the investigation report had been submitted. Police sources said Jahangir was serving as an additional superintendent of police in Feni district during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in August 2024. The officer, a member of the 28th BCS (Police) batch, joined the police service on December 1, 2010.