Abu Sadeq, the managing director of SS Group and leader of the DB Harun syndicate, was arrested on February 3 from his residence in Mohammadpur in connection with the abduction of businessman Zulfiqar Ali. The victim was abducted and taken to the DB office, where an attempt to extort 6 crore taka was made. This was part of a case filed on January 23. Other accused in the case include former DB chief Harun Ar Rashid, former DC Golam Sabur, a former additional DIG, Moniruzzaman Tarun, general secretary of Dhaka District Awami League, and Abu Sadeq’s manager. Abu Sadeq Chowdhury, being a trusted ally of former shipping minister Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, has used his influence to secure exclusive contracting opportunities in the Ministry of Shipping.