Khulna: A listed criminal was arrested with three machetes in front of the Khulna Metropolitan Magistrate Court in the city today. The arrestee was identified as Manik Howlader, son of Modasser Howlader, a resident of the Hasanbagh area of Chhoto Boyra under Sonadanga police station. He is known to be an accomplice of Babu alias “Grenade Babu,” a top criminal in the locality.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, court sources said that several youths were restraining Manik around 11:45 am in front of Metropolitan Magistrate Courts 1, 2, and 3, leading the police to immediately take him into custody. On receiving information, members of the army arrived at the court premises and took Manik into their custody. The army team later recovered three sharp machetes from the backpack he was carrying.
Manik was reportedly accompanied by several other criminals, but his accomplices managed to escape due to the army’s swift action. Although he sought refuge on the court premises, he was unsuccessful in evading arrest. Following the arrest, security around the court premises was reinforced, as mentioned by the Officer-in-Charge.