Detectives arrested six more people from Kashor in Bhaluka upazila early Thursday in connection with the lynching of Dipu Chandra Das in Mymensingh district on December 18.
The arrestees are: Takbir, 22, of Sunamganj; Ruhul Amin, 42, of Thakurgaon; Nur Alam, 33, of Sadar upazila; Shamim Mia, 28, of Tarakanda upazila in Mymensingh district; Selim Mia, 22, of Noakhali; and Masum Khalashi, 23, of Madaripur district.
Acting on a tip-off, a team of DB police conducted a drive in the area and arrested them, according to a media release from the district police on Thursday.
The six individuals allegedly forced Dipu to resign from his job, the release added. With these arrests, law enforcement has taken 18 people into custody from different parts of the country.
Dipu Chandra Das, 28, a local garment worker, was beaten to death by a mob over alleged blasphemy in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh district on December 18. His body was later set on fire. A case was filed the following day.
Source: UNB