Police arrested a youth with 1000 litres of acid from a shop in Shahibag area of the district town yesterday. The arrestee is Johrul Islam, 25, son of Hazrat Ali of Shehela Colony in the town. Khairul Islam, sub-inspector of Sadar Police Station, said a police team, acting on a tip-off, raided Saba Enterprise and arrested its employee Johrul with the acid stored in the shop illegally. However, owners of the shop Abdul Awal and Torikul Islam Jewel managed to flee the scene, sensing the presence of the law enforcers.