Jamaat activist was arrested with over Tk7 lakh during a joint force operation in Naria upazila of Shariatpur on Wednesday.

The arrestee is Golam Mustafa, an assistant teacher of Shaheed Samad High School in Japsa Union and a resident of the Rajnagar area.

He was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment and fined Tk3,000, said Naria Assistant Commissioner (Land) and Executive Magistrate Luki Das.

In default of payment, he will have to serve an additional 10 days of rigorous imprisonment.

Tipped off, members of the joint forces conducted a drive at the house of Jalil Master in Ward No. 1 of Baishakhipara area under Naria Municipality around 5pm.

During the operation, law enforcers recovered Tk7,20,000 in cash, a laptop, some empty envelopes and documents related to the distribution of money from the house.

District Jamaat Nayb-e-Ameer KM Maqbul Hossain and Jamaat activists Advocate Mahfuz Alam and Hasan Al Mannan were also detained during the operation but were later released after questioning.