Suspect arrested for threatening Barrister Sumon

 
Police have arrested Sohag Mia, who threatened to kill Barrister Syed Sayedul Haque Sumon, Member of Parliament for Habiganj-4. Akhtar Hossain, Superintendent of Police of Habiganj, shared this information during a press briefing on Wednesday afternoon.

Sohag Mia (32), son of Montaj Mia from Mobarakpur in Kulaura Upazila of Moulvibazar, was arrested by a joint team from Chunarughat Police Station, the Detective Branch (DB) of police, and the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit (CTTC) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). The arrest took place at a hotel in Sylhet on Tuesday night, UNB reports.

During the press briefing, SP Akhtar Hossain disclosed that an anonymous caller had informed Barrister Sumon via mobile phone that his life was in danger, providing relevant information. Following the threat, a general diary was filed on June 28 at Chunarughat Police Station, and Barrister Sumon himself filed another GD at DMP's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station on the night of June 29.