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BCL leader held over posting photo with arms
Police have detained a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader who posted a photo on social media with a pistol-like object in his waist on Saturday.
Police have detained a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader who posted a photo on social media with a pistol-like object in his waist on Saturday.
The detainee Subhradev Singh, 25, is the organising secretary of Boalmari upazila unit BCL.
Officer-In-Charge of Boalmari Police Station Mohammad Abdul Wahab said police detained the BCL leader from in municipality area around 3pm on Sunday for quizzing him.
Shuvradev posted a photo on his Facebook page with a pistol-like object in his waist on Saturday, he said, adding that it created panic among the people in the area. They are investigating the matter, the official added.
Meanwhile, the BCL leader said he bought this toy pistol from a local fair for his nephew and then posted a photo on social media just for fun. He said he had deleted the photo as people made negative comments on it.