The police have arrested a person named Md Golam Chowdhury (34) who claimed to be Jesus in Rajshahi metropolis.

Arrested Md Golam Chowdhury is the son of late Quddus Chowdhury of Chota Bangram New Colony of Chandrima Police Station of the metropolis.

On Sunday (December 25) at 12 noon, he was arrested by Kashiadanga Police Station and Metropolitan DB Police with the help of Cyber Crime Unit from New Market area of Boalia Model Police Station.

Police Commissioner Md Abu Kalam Siddique confirmed this information in a press conference at RMP headquarters conference room at 4 pm on Sunday.

He said that at 6:40 am on Sunday, an unidentified person secretly left a bag wrapped in a red cloth in the prayer area of Uttam Mesha Palak Church. When Sister Shanti of the church gets suspicious, she opens the bag and finds a Holy Quran Sharif inside the red bag.

He reported the matter to the police. Based on such news, the officer-in-charge Md. Moshiur Rahman informed the higher authorities and attended the church along with the accompanying force and quickly visited the spot.

Then under the overall guidance of RMP Police Commissioner Md. Abu Kalam Siddique, Kashiadanga Thana Police and Metropolitan DB Police conducted an operation with the help of cyber crime unit and arrested the alleged Jesus Prophet Md Golam Chowdhury.

According to the preliminary investigation, he left the Holy Qur’an Sharif in the Good Shepherd Church in order to destroy the religious solemnity and communal harmony of the birthday of Jesus Christ, to destroy the religious purity and to create anarchy throughout the country.

Golam Chowdhury, who was arrested during the interrogation, claimed to be the so-called Prophet Jesus. He claims that revelations are constantly revealed to him.

Police Commissioner also said that legal action has been taken against the arrested accused.