Law enforcers have pressed formal charges against expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Chowdhury Samrat in a case involving illegal firearms.

Sub-Inspector Shekhar Chandra Mallik of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has submitted the charge sheet in a case filed with Ramna Police Station under the Arms Act.

He submitted the charge sheet to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka on Wednesday (Nov 6).

On Oct 6, RAB members arrested Samrat, former president of Dhaka South Jubo League, and his close aide Enamul Haque Arman, former vice-president of the same unit, in Cumilla.

He came under the spotlight after RAB busted his illegal casino business at different sporting clubs in Dhaka. He was expelled from the Jubo League following his arrest.

A Rab mobile court, led by Executive Magistrate Sarwoer Alam, sentenced Samrat to six months’ imprisonment for possessing wild animal hides and another six months for possessing illegal liquor.