Police on Thursday arrested four students, including a former Chhatra League leader, in connection with the incident that led to the death of a young man at the Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall on Wednesday.
The accused students were arrested from the hall with the help of the university administration in the afternoon.
DU Proctor Saifuddin Ahmed confirmed the news to the media on Thursday afternoon.
He stated that the proctorial team detained the six students and handed them over to Shahbagh police station.
The arrestees are Mohammad Jalal Mia, a former deputy secretary of the Fazlul Huq Hall unit of Chhatra League and a student of the Physics Department; Suman Mia, 21, a student of the Soil, Water, and Environment Department; Mohammad Mottakin Sakin from the Institute of Nutrition and Food Science; Ahsan Ullah, 24 from the Mathematics Department; Al Hossain Sazzad and Wazibul Alam from the Geography Department.
Case filed
DU authority has filed a case with Shahbagh police station in connection with the murder.
Sub inspector of Shahbagh Police station Al Amin confirmed the matter.
Meanwhile, the tenure of the investigation committee regarding the death the youth has been extended Friday morning, according to Proctor Saifuddin Ahmed.
He provided this information to the media on Thursday evening in front of the office of the hall's provost.
Tofazzal from Barisal, on suspicion of being a thief, was lynched by the students of Dhaka University on Wednesday night.
Later, he was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), where doctors declared him dead.
Witnesses said that students caught Tofazzal around 8:30-9pm, suspecting him of theft. He was beaten multiple times in the hall's guestroom until 10pm.
At one point, he was even fed at the university canteen before being assaulted again. His condition worsened after prolonged interrogation, and he was taken to the hospital around midnight, where he was pronounced dead.
After the incident went viral on social media, it was later revealed that Tofazzal had mental health conditions. He entered the hall unintentionally.
Following his death, students demanded justice, organizing protests and a rally at the Raju Sculpture.
