The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two persons, including Sakhawat Hossain Molla, personal assistant to former youth and sports minister Nazmul Hasan Papon, at Dhanmondi in Dhaka on Saturday for their alleged involvement in attacking students during the July-August mass uprising.
Another arrestee was Abdul Hekim Raihan, 52, president of the Bhairab upazila Swechchhasebak League.
RAB Law and Media Wing Director Lt Col Munim Ferdous said that a joint operation conducted by RAB-14 and RAB-1 detained them from Dhanmondi.
He said they were arrested in a case filed over an attack on protesters in the Lakshmipur area of Bhairab upazila in Kishoreganj during the recent movement on July 19.
Following the attack, three victims -- Mamun Mia, Rubel Mia, and Alam Sarkar – filed separate cases with Bhairab Police Station over the incident.
