Kapashia thana Awami League General Secretary Ruhul Amin filed the case with Kapashia Police Station (PS).

With this latest extortion case, the total number of cases filed against Hannan Shah after the end of the BNP-Jamaat alliance government's tenure stood at four.

Complainant Ruhul Amin, a lecturer at Kapashia Degree College in 2001, alleged in the case statement that as Hannan Shah, a candidate for Gazipur 4 (Kapashia) constituency with BNP-led alliance's ticket, was defeated in 2001 parliamentary elections, Hannan's vengeful activists made attempts to kill the complainant on several dates in October, 2001.

He was attacked by Hannan's goons on October 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9 near Kapashia Degree College campus on his way to the college.

After the attacks, Ruhul filed a general diary with Kapashia PS and complained to the college principal, but the authorities did not take any action against the assailants. Ruhul Amin had to stop attending the college since then in fear of further assault by Hannan Shah's thugs.

Saiful Islam Khan Dilu, the then member of board of directors of Kapashia Degree College, on March 11 in 2004 met the complainant at Kapashia bazar and demanded Tk 2 lakh on behalf of Hannan Shah in exchange for reinstating Ruhul to the post of lecturer.

"Dilu said Hannan Shah, chairman of the board of directors of the college, will reinstate me to the job at the college if I gave Hannan Shah Tk 2 lakh," Ruhul mentioned in the case statement.

When he said that he was incapable of arranging such a large amount of money, Dilu proposed Ruhul that he could initially pay Tk 1 lakh in cash and the rest of the money after being reinstated to the job, added the complainant.

Ruhul Amin agreed to Dilu's proposal and wanted to speak with Hannan Shah directly. Dilu then called Hannan Shah on his cell phone and let him speak to Hannan.

Hannan Shah told Ruhul that he should entertain the demands of Dilu and Obaed Ullah, another member of the board of directors of the college and a local BNP leader, Ruhul noted.

The complainant said on March 29, 2004, he went to Dilu's business establishment at Kapashia bazar with Tk 1 lakh in cash. Obaed Ullah, Hannan Shah's son Rezaul Hannan, Rubel Sarker, Jewel Rana and Selim were present with Saiful Islam Khan Dilu at that time.

Ruhul then told Dilu that he would not hand over the money to him unless he lets him talk to Hannan Shah on the cell phone. As Dilu called Hannan from his cell phone and let him talk to hannan, Ruhul handed the money over to Dilu.

"Dilu Khan received Tk 1 lakh on Hannan Shah's behalf. Rezaul Hannan then threatened to kill me if I informed anyone of the matter," Ruhul claimed.

The complainant further said that he was not reinstated to the job despite the payment and the money was not given back to him either. When he tried to file an extortion case against Hannan and his men, police at that time did not accept the case.

Officer in Charge of Kapashia PS Mokhlesur Rahman said Sub Inspector Abul Bashar is investigating the case.