DHAKA: The Detective Branch of the Bangladesh Police on Thursday arrested Gaji Yaqub Osmani, Hefazat-e-Islam's central assistant publicity secretary, for his involvement in the violent carnage carried out by the militant outfit in Brahmanbaria district and across the country in March.

The 44-year-old is also the organising secretary of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh's Brahmanbaria district committee.

The accused Hefazat leader has reportedly admitted to his involvement with the three-day long rampage by Hefazat in Brahmanbaria and across the country in primary interrogation, police said.

Earlier on April 19, The Detective Branch (DB) of the Bangladesh Police had  arrested Mamunul Haque, Joint Secretary of the Hefazat-e-Islam militant outfit. The top militant preacher is in Tejgaon police station now.

In another incident, a rape case was filed against Jakaria Noman Fayezi, publicity secretary of the Hefazat's newly-dissolved central committee, in Chittagong's Hathazari upazila on Friday. Confirming the development, Abdullah Al Masum, additional superintendent of Chittagong Police, said the victim filed the case with Hathazari Model Police Station. In the case statement, the victim said that she became acquainted with Fayezi through social media in September 2019.

In November of the same year, Fayezi rented a house and forced the victim to come Hathazari to stay. Fayezi raped the victim many times over the next one year, the statement added. He was arrested from Chakaria upazila of Cox's Bazar on Thursday.

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