Jubo League leader Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan made crores of Taka running “casinos” at sporting clubs and through illegal drug trade, extortion and tender manipulation, Rab told a Dhaka court yesterday.
Khaled, now under arrest, even has an armed group and a huge stash of illegal firearms to carry out the unlawful activities, which are threat to public security, Rab Assistant Superintendent of Police Belayet Hossain said in a forwarding letter to the court.
In the letter, Rab also sought 20-day remand for Khaled in two cases, which were filed under the Arms Act and Narcotics Control Act on completion of his seven-day remand recently.
Hearing arguments from both prosecution and defence, the court placed Khaled on 10-day remand -- five day in each case.
On September 18, Rapid Action Battalion arrested Khaled, organising secretary of Jubo League’s Dhaka South unit, at his home in the capital’s Gulshan on charges of running a “casino” at a football club in Fakirapool.
Rab also seized three firearms, bullets, yaba pills and foreign currencies worth Tk 7. 64 lakh and 10.34 lakh in cash in his possession. One of the firearms had no licence while the licences of two others were expired.
On September 19, Khaled was placed on four-day remand in the Arms case and three-day remand in the narcotics case.
In the forwarding letter yesterday, ASP Belayet Hossain, who is the investigation officer of the case filed under the Arms Act, said Rab investigation found Khaled to be an infamous underworld criminal.
“He bagged a huge amount of money through running casino and drug business at Youngmen’s Club, Wanderers Club, Arambagh Club and many other clubs in Fakirapool area of the city. The accused used to control gambling, drug trade and engaged in different anti-social activities there.”
The letter said using his gang members, Khaled kept Motijheel, Shahjahanpur, Rampura, Sabujbagh, Meradia, Kamalapur and Khilgaon areas under his control. He also collected extortion money from markets and public buses, it said.
He also engaged in tender manipulation under the name of “Bhuiyan and Bhuiyan Company” at different public offices, including that of Rajuk, Dhaka South City Corporation, Rail Bhaban, Krira Parishad and Water Development Board.
