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HOUSE-OWNER-ARREST
House owner arrested for allegedly evicting tenant in city
DHAKA, April 22, 2020 (BSS) – Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a
female house-owner conducting overnight a drive in city’s Dhanmondi area for
her alleged involvement in forcibly evicting her tenant along with two-month-
old baby on Sunday stormy night last.
Assistant Director (Media) of RAB’s Law and Media Branch ASP Sujoy Sarkar
said a team of elite anti-crime force arrested Nur Akhter Shampa, 46, the
owner of a house holding no. 58/7 of city’s Panthapath area as she (Shampa)
allegedly thrown out her tenant Kulsuma Khanam along with her baby and
husband from the house by beating for failing to pay just 1-month rent.
The victim lodged a case on the same day with Kalabagan Police Station in
this regard, he said.
The arrestee confessed her crime, the RAB official said, adding that
Shampa’s husband however went into hiding.
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