Police have arrested a leader of the Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) in Rajshahi in a case filed over the attempted rape of a female colleague. The arrested individual has been identified as Palash Ali, 30, who serves as the organizational secretary of the NCP's Tanore upazila branch and hails from Pranpur village.
Tanore Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mahmudul Hasan stated that following an arrest warrant issued by the court, he was taken into custody and sent to court on Thursday morning.
According to case details, Palash and the victim work at the same private organization. The 27-year-old victim alleged that on September 2 at around 9 PM, while returning after collecting installment money, Palash attempted to rape her, prompting her to file a case in court.
Meanwhile, Morshed Ali, secretary of the NCP's Tanore upazila branch, claimed that the case is false and a conspiracy to trap him over a previous dispute from the organization where he previously worked. Additionally, the district committee stated that organizational action will be taken if the allegations are proven true.
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