Arms, Drugs Recovered from Mayor's House in Rajshahi; Wife, Nephew Held

Police arrested two persons on Tuesday night, including the wife of Arani municipality mayor Muktar Ali, and recovered firearms and yaba tablets from his house in Rajshahi's Bagha upazila.

Muktar Ali and his companions assaulted Monwar Hossain Majnu, a local Awami League leader, on Tuesday night, according to Rubel Ahmed, assistant superintendent (Charghat circle) of police.

Muktar's house was raided by police from Bagha police station after Majnu filed a complaint. They found four foreign-made firearms, Tk94.98 lakh in cash, yaba tablets, and whiskey.

Muktar's wife, Jasmine Akhter, and his nephews, Shanto Islam and Sohan Ali, were then apprehended by police.

They were unable to apprehend Muktar, who had fled the scene.