Online Desk: Police arrested the ward councillor of the Rangpur City Corporation from the city’s Darshana Mor Railgate area on Friday night. The ward No. 15 councillor Zakaria Alam alias Shiplu, is also general secretary of Tajhat thana unit Awami League.

Rangpur Kotwali police station officer in-charge (OC) Mahfuz Rahman said Zakaria Alam faces three lawsuits with Kotwali police and another one with Tajhat police. Police took Zakaria Alam to Kotwali police station after arresting him. He said of the cases, two were over electricity bill arrears and the remaining two cases were over land grabbing and violence.

Earlier on Thursday afternoon, a team of police went to the house of Zakaria Alam’s brother-in-law at Darshana Mor Railgate area, to arrest him. But, locals, and Awami Leagues leaders and activists gathered near the house and barred police from entering the house. Police later arrested him around 9:30pm and took him to Kotwali police station.