Posing as a van-puller, police arrested a fugitive convict from Cheuria area of Chapra union under Kumarkhali of Kushtia district on Friday noon.
The arrested convict was identified as Arif Karigar (49) son of Azizul Haque Karigar of the same area. He is a fugitive convict awarded punishment for one and a half year in a case filed with a GR case with Kumarkhali police station.
Police said, there are more cases against the arrested convict. SI Shimul of Kumarkhali Police station posing as a van-puller arrested him from the same Cheuria area.
Mujibur Rahman, OC of Kumarkhali Police station informed, acting on a tip-off, SI Shimul posed as a van puller and arrested fugitive convict Arif from a tea-stall. In a verdict of a drug-peddling case, Arif was awarded the punishment and remained fugitive for a long time.
