NCP leader arrested in Rajshahi over attempted rape charges
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Police arrested a National Citizen Party (NCP) leader in Tanore, Rajshahi, on Thursday morning on charges of attempted rape a female NGO worker.
Tanore Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mahmudul Hasan confirmed this information and sent him to court.
The arrested individual has been identified as Palash Ali, 30, who serves as the organizational secretary of the party’s Tanore Upazila unit.
According to case sources, Palash works at an NGO, and a female coworker from the same organization brought the attempted rape charges against him. On 2 September around 9 pm, she was returning home after collecting installment money when Palash attempted to rape her.
However, the NCP Tanore Upazila unit denied the allegations. Morshed Ali, secretary of the unit, claimed it to be a false and conspiratorial case. He said Palash worked at that organization before joining the NCP and he was framed over an old dispute from his time there.
Meanwhile, Nahid Islam, convener of the NCP Rajshahi District Committee, added that he does not have detailed knowledge regarding the Tanore committee. After learning about the incident, leaders in the upazila were informed, and they would provide accurate information. If the allegations are proven true, organizational action will be taken against him at the party level.
