SI Sukanta Das arrested

Sub-Inspector Sukanta Das was arrested on Thursday during a joint operation by Khulna Metropolitan Police and Chuadanga District Police in Alamdanga, Chuadanga.

Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) Assistant Commissioner (media) Khandakar Hossain Ahmed confirmed the matter.

A message sent from the KMP media cell said that SI (unarmed) Sukanta Kumar Das has been arrested in a case filed with Khulna Sadar Police Station.

Earlier on Tuesday afternoon, local residents in the Eastern Gate area of Khulna caught SI Sukanta Das and took him to Khanjahan Ali police station on Tuesday. The police released him later that night, which led to widespread protests.