A Jubo Dal leader in Kishoreganj was allegedly abducted and severely beaten by a BNP leader after refusing to pay extortion money. The victim, Babul Mia, convener of Latibabad Union Jubo Dal, was reportedly taken from his business premises in the Katabaria area near the regional passport office on Tuesday afternoon. He was admitted to Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College Hospital with broken limbs.

According to Babul Mia, BNP’s joint general secretary of the upazila unit, Shahidul Islam Shahid, demanded Tk 6,000 from him. After Babul refused and informed the police, he was allegedly abducted and assaulted by Shahid’s associates. Babul’s father, Md. Hadis Mia, later filed a written complaint with the Sadar Model Police Station, naming Shahidul Islam as the main accused along with five others.

Shahidul Islam denied the allegations, claiming he had no dispute with Babul and was not involved in extortion. The officer-in-charge of Kishoreganj Model Police Station confirmed receiving the complaint and said an investigation is underway.