Staff Reporter, Gaibandha/

Police have arrested 14-year-sentenced fugitive accused Hriday Sheikh Mithu (38) of Sadullapur, Gaibandhar from Gazipur area.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Sadullapur Police Station Mahabul Alam confirmed this information on Monday (July 10) afternoon.

Arrested Hriday Sheikh Mithu is the son of Minhaj Sheikh of Khord Rasulpur village of Jamalpur Union of Sadullapur Upazila.

According to the police, a case was registered against Hriday Sheikh Mithu in 2010 in the Women and Child Abuse Prevention Tribunal. In this case, the learned court sentenced him to 14 years and fined him 10,000 taka. At that time the accused Mithu was absconding for a long time without surrendering. Mithu was arrested from Gazipur area on the night of Sunday (July 9) on the basis of secret information to continue the operation to arrest him.

OC Mahabul Alam said that the accused was arrested on warrant and handed over to the learned court on Monday morning as per the rules.