Chhatra League leader arrested over torture, stripping of JU student and forcing pro-Hasina slogans in Netrakona

Police have arrested the prime accused
in a case involving the assault of a student of Jahangirnagar University,
extortion, filming him naked, and forcing him to chant slogans in support of
former prime minister Sheikh Hasina before circulating the video on social
media in Netrakona's Purbadhala upazila.
Shishir Ahmed Talukdar Ratul, 22,
general secretary of the Purbadhala Sadar union unit of the banned Bangladesh
Chhatra League, was detained from the Charpara area of Mymensingh city at
around 11:30pm yesterday (13 June), confirmed Purbadhala Police Station
Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Abdullah Al Mamun.
According to the victim's complaint and
police sources, Md Sharif Hossain Rowshan, 20, a first-year student of the 54th
batch of the Department of Drama and Dramatics at Jahangirnagar University,
mistakenly got off at Shaldighi in Purbadhala while travelling to Netrakona on
10 June. As he was walking toward Trimohoni, several
individuals allegedly intercepted him and took him to a secluded location.
The complaint states that the attackers assaulted and threatened him before
taking Tk4,560 in cash, Tk10,000 through mobile financial services, Tk1,500
from a bKash loan account, and a mobile phone. The total financial loss
amounted to Tk16,060.
The victim alleged that after checking
the contents of his mobile phone, the assailants subjected him to further
abuse, forced him to make statements and chant slogans in favour of Sheikh
Hasina, stripped him naked, and recorded videos of the incident. The videos
were later circulated on social media.
The student filed a case under Section
394 of the Penal Code and relevant provisions of the Cyber Security Act, 2026,
against three to four unidentified individuals.
Police said efforts are underway to
identify and arrest the remaining suspects involved in the incident.
















