Police arrested two farmers during a protest demanding an uninterrupted power supply in Tanore Upazila of Rajshahi on Thursday night.
The arrestees are Saleh al Sara,26, of Bangpur village in Kalma union of Tanore Upazila and Mohammad Abdullah, 24, of Divyasthal village, reports UNB.
Sources said some farmers of Kalma Union of Tanore Upazila went to the Debipur Palli Bidyut office around 8:30 pm on Thursday demanding an uninterrupted power supply.
On information, police went to the spot and brought the situation under control after detaining two farmers, said Station Kamruzzaman Mia, officer-in-charge (OC) of Tanore Police Station.
Later, the detainees were shown arrested under section 151.
Police also seized 6 motorcycles from the spot, Mia added.
DGM Tanore Rural Electricity Office, Juhurul Islam said that load shedding is going on almost all over the country. There is no irrigation crisis in Tanore. There is a shortage of electricity in comparison to the demand. So, “We are bound to cut power supply for a certain time”.
The arrestees were sent to jail on Friday morning, the OC added.
