Police have arrested Tamal Sarkar, 35, described as the main accused in a case over an attack and vandalism targeting the motorcade of Sirajganj-3 MP VP Aynul Haque. Police detained him during a late-night operation on Monday in the Dhangara Bazar area of Raiganj upazila. Additional Superintendent of Police for the Raiganj Circle Saiful Islam Khan confirmed the arrest.

The attack occurred on the evening of August 15, after the MP attended a discussion meeting on selecting land for a proposed Technical Training Centre in Dhangara Bazar. The motorcade was attacked while returning from the meeting. The MP was unharmed, but the rear portion of his vehicle was damaged.

Former Chandai Kona union BNP vice-president Shamimul Hasan filed the case, naming 15 people and listing another 30 to 40 unidentified accused. Police had arrested two named accused, Md Golam Muktadir and Alamgir Hossain, on August 17. Tamal’s arrest brings the total number of arrests in the case to three. A local BNP leader said Tamal is related to late BNP leader Nur Saeed Sarkar but has no connection with BNP and is involved in NCP politics.