Police yesterday arrested five directors of Dhaka Regency Hotel and Resort in a case filed accusing them of extortion and assault.
The detainees were identified as Badruddoza Sagar, Shah Mohammad Ashraf, Mohammad Nuruzzaman, Manjur Hossain and Mujib Khan.
Paltan police station Officer-In-Charge Inspector Golam Morshed said the arrests were made after a case filed by one Kabir Reza with a Dhaka court accusing the five individuals of demanding extortion money and assaulting him inside Ananda Bhaban Community Centre in Naya Paltan.
In the case, the plaintiff accused several people and mentioned the names of the five directors of Dhaka Regency and three others.
Later, the court ordered police to arrest the accused persons.
“As per the court order, we conducted a raid at the hotel and arrested 5 of the accused persons,” the OC said.
Sources at Dhaka Regency and police said there was a dispute over the ownership of the hotel between the accused persons and three others, including plaintiff Kabir Reza.