Extortion
JU JCD leader threatens businessman
JU Correspondent
A businessman yesterday alleged that a JCD leader of Jahangirnagar University (JU) threatened him with dire consequences if he does not pay a toll of Tk 55,000 by August 10, a charge denied by the leader.Nazmul Hasan Ovi, general secretary of JU JCD, issued the threat to him over his cellphone yesterday, said Shah Alam, who takes care of the lake near university gymnasium. His elder brother Nazrul Islam took up a five-year lease on the lake in 2005. When contacted, Ovi dismissed the allegation as a conspiracy against him. "JCD does not believe in the politics of extortion. It is a conspiracy against me to tarnish my image," he said. On July 26, a group of JCD cadres beat up Shah Alam and threatened him with death as he refused to pay toll. Shah Alam said the JCD cadres have been demanding toll since the lease was taken up. He has complained to the JU authorities twice, but no action has been taken so far, he added. "I have heard of the incident but not received any written complaints yet," said Prof Sayed Kamrul Ahsan, proctor of the university.
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