Man held for keeping Quran in Rajshahi church

Police arrested a person on charge of damaging communal harmony as he was claiming himself as Christian priest.

The arrestee has been identified as Golam Chowdhury, 34, son of late Quddus Chowdhury of Chhotobangram area under Chandrima Police Station in the city.

Police said the detained person had kept a holy Quran wrapped with red cloth at church at Tultulipara area in the city very secretly around 6:40am. Sensing the matter, the church people informed local police.

Addressing a press-briefing at his office conference hall this afternoon Commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police Abu Kalam Siddique said they arrested the person from the city's new market area in the noon after detecting him through using ICT.