Lavlu, Aide to Former Minister Tipu Munshi, Arrested in Rangpur

Police arrested Lavlu Mia, Personal Assistant (PA) of former Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi, from his residence in village Madamudan under Kawnia upazila of the district early Monday.

The Detective Branch (DB) of Rangpur Metropolitan Police arrested him at around 2:30 am, according to Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Kotwali police station Md Ataur Rahman.

Lavlu Mia is the son of Taibul Khan of the same village. He was later handed over to police in a case filed in connection with a clash during a procession demanding the release of the central spokesperson of Sanaton Jagaran Mancha and former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari.

“After preliminary interrogation, we produced Lavlu Mia before a Rangpur court, from where he was sent to jail this afternoon,” the OC added.