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510 kg rice seized; man jailed

Published : Tuesday, 19 May, 2020 at 4:52 PM  Count : 382

510 kg rice seized; man jailed

510 kg rice seized; man jailed

Police have seized 510 kilograms of rice from Ullapara upazila of Sirajganj district after receiving a phone call through national emergency helpline 999.

However, one Md Abdul Quader, 40, detained in connection with misappropriating government rice, has been jailed. 

A press release, sent by 999 media cell, said someone made a call to the emergency helpline service on Monday afternoon and informed that some people were stealing government relief rice and stockpiling those at Salanga area in the upazila. 

However, the national emergency helpline 999 contacted Ullapara Police Station and sought an intervention in this regard.

Being informed, the police station conducted a drive in Salanga area, seized the rice and detained Abdul Quader for embezzling the government rice. 
Later, Ullapara UNO Md Arifuzzaman sentenced him to six months in jail after police handed over him to the executive magistrate. 

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