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SP Jahangir Alam arrested in sedition case

Sunday, 15 November 2026, 11:30

SP Jahangir Alam arrested in sedition case

Superintendent of Police Jahangir Alam of Chattogram Range Reserve Force (RRF) has been arrested on charges of communicating with the banned Awami League and leaking internal and sensitive police information. He was arrested from the officers' mess late Saturday night (November 14) in a joint operation by the Special Response Unit (SRU), Counter Terrorism Unit, and Panchlaish Police Station.

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Abul Kashem Chowdhury of RRF filed the sedition case against him at the Panchlaish Police Station. The case was recorded around 10:30 PM on Saturday with the approval of the Ministry of Home Affairs. CMP Commissioner Hasan Md. Shawkat Ali confirmed the arrest.

Earlier on Tuesday, following preliminary evidence of the allegations, Chattogram Range DIG Md. Abdul Kuddus Chowdhury interrogated Jahangir Alam. On that day, his personal and official mobile phones were seized and sent to the police special branch in Dhaka for forensic testing. Additionally, Additional DIG (Operations) of Chattogram Range Safizul Islam is conducting a departmental investigation into the incident.

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