Staff Reporter :
Army has arrested two of the masterminds behind the shooting and arson attack on a passenger bus in Kafrul, Dhaka.
The arrestees Nesar and his associate Dipu were detained from Mirpur on Friday night. The process of handing them over to the police station was underway on Saturday.
Earlier, around 7:00 am on Friday, four armed men stopped an Alif Paribahan passenger bus in the Senpara area of Mirpur, Dhaka. They fired several rounds to spread panic and forced the passengers off the bus. The attackers then slashed the bus with machetes and set it on fire. The driver and helper were beaten at gunpoint. The entire incident was captured on CCTV footage.
Shortly after the incident, the accused Nesar threatened the bus owner authorities with extortion demands. According to the owners, a group had been demanding extortion money from them for several months.”
