Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Kazi Abdul Wadud Alfu Mia, the chairman of Telikhal Union and a prominent figure in the local Awami League, has been arrested over alleged connections with the illegal sand and stone theft from Sada Pathor in Sylhet's Companiganj.

He was arrested near the Agricultural Bank in the town on Saturday, said Companiganj Police chief Ratan Sheikh.

Alfu, the vice-president of the local Awami League, is listed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in relation to the Sada Pathor loot.

Police records indicate that he faces multiple charges, including 17 cases related to theft, murder, and attacks linked to anti-discrimination protests last year.

Alfu has been on the run for an extended period and was arrested based on a tip-of...