Youth arrested over burning Nural Pagla’s body, Rajbari shrine attack
He was arrested in a case filed by Azad Mollah, the father of Rasel Mollah, who was killed during the attack
The Detective Branch (DB) of police has arrested a youth for his alleged involvement in the attack on Nural Pagla's shrine and the burning of his body in Goalanda, Rajbari, reports Prothom Alo.
Russell Mandal, 20, was arrested from the Goalanda bus stand area around 7pm yesterday (28 September), confirmed Sharif Al Rajib, additional superintendent of police (crime and operations) in Rajbari.
He was arrested in a case filed by Azad Mollah, the father of Rasel Mollah, who was killed during the attack.
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The clash occurred on 5 September when members of a group identifying themselves as Tawhidi Janata staged a protest rally at the shrine of Nural Pagla, who had claimed to be Imam Mahdi.
The group attacked the shrine, leading to clashes with Nural Pagla's followers. Rasel, one of the followers, was beaten, thrown from a rooftop, and killed. More than 100 others were injured.
During the violence, police intervened but came under attack, and several vehicles, including police cars, were vandalised.
The mob also exhumed Nural Pagla's body, carried it in a procession to the Dhaka–Khulna highway at Padma intersection, and set it on fire.
Following the incident, SI Selim Molla of Goalanda Ghat Police Station filed a case the same night against 3,000 to 3,500 unnamed individuals for attacking police, vandalism, looting, and arson.
Twenty-seven people have so far been arrested in connection with the two cases.
