Earlier on April 8, another case was filed against Minu with the same police station for aiding and abetting Islamist militants of Jama'atul Mujahideen, Bangladesh.

Shamsul Islam Khan of Mohishbathan area in the city lodged the extortion case accusing the mayor and 10 others including district BNP vice president Nazrul Huda and former city BNP secretary Shafikul Haq Milon.

Other accused in the case are BNP activists Sentu, Mainul, Babu, Ranju, Shamsul, Islam, Ashraf and Mamun.

Plaintiff Shamsul Islam Khan, a governing body member of Evergreen Model College at Baharampur, alleged that all the accused individuals are associated together and they demanded Tk 4 lakh from him on March 29, 2007.

In his case statement, Khan alleged that in 2006 during the founding of the college, Minu called him up along with college principal Abu Yusuf Selim at his office and asked them to include Nazrul Huda, Milon and local BNP activist Sentu in the governing body of the college.

As Khan and principal Selim denied to comply with Minu's demand, the mayor threatened them of dire consequences.

Later on July 4, 2006, Nazrul, Milon and Sentu went to the college and demanded Tk 1 lakh in toll since they were not included in the college governing body. At that time they forcefully took out 10 pairs of benches and desks worth Tk 13,000.

This year on March 29, the accused thugs attacked and assaulted Khan near Baharampur bypass intersection. The criminals this time demanded Tk 4 lakh from him and threatened with death.

Khan also said after the incident, the ones involved with the founding of the college now feel insecure about their lives.

Mayor Mizanur Rahman Minu, while talking to the journalists, claimed that the allegations made in the case were baseless. "I am sure my political rivals had roles behind filing of this case...it's a conspiracy".