3 cops suspends for transporting mother Hilsa
Shariatpur, Oct. 17 -- Three policemen were suspended on Wednesday night for transporting mother Hilsa illegally, defying a government ban.
District police chief Abdul Momen took the punitive action against Sub-Inspector Montu Mia of Motor Vehicle Department of Shariatpur Police Lines, and constables Hridoy and Sanjit.
The government imposed a 22-day ban on catching, selling, hoarding and transporting Hilsa from October 9 to 31 to ensure their safe spawning.
Momen said locals caught the policemen red-handed while transporting the mother Hilsa around 11:30pm.
Later, Mahabubur Rahman, Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Sadar upazila, distributed the seized fish among orphanages.
Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Uni...
Click here to read full article from source
To read the full article or to get the complete feed from this publication, please
Contact Us.