Banned BCL leader arrested for 'derogatory' remarks about Prophet
Swachchha posted derogatory comments about the Prophet in the comment section of a political post on Facebook
Police have arrested a leader of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League for allegedly making derogatory remarks about Prophet Hazrat Muhammad on Facebook in Natore's Singra upazila.
Sakibul Hasan Swachchha, general secretary of Ward-6 of the Chhatra League's Ramananda Khajura Union unit was arrested from the Singra Bazar area around Sunday midnight (16 March), said Singra Police Station Officer-in-Charge Asmaul Haque.
According to police and locals, Swachchha posted derogatory comments about the Prophet in the comment section of a political post on Facebook. After his remarks spread online, angered locals gathered at Singra Police Station around 10pm, demanding his punishment and filing a written complaint.
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Following this, police conducted an immediate operation and arrested Swachchha from the Singra Bazar area, the OC said.
The arrestee will be sent to the court today (17 March) in a defamation case, added the OC.
