Police have arrested a leader of the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League for allegedly making derogatory remarks about Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) on Facebook in Singra upazila in Natore.
Sakibul Hasan Swachchha, general secretary of Ward-6 of the Chhatra League's Ramananda Khajura Union unit was arrested from the Singra Bazar area around midnight Sunday, said Singra police station Officer-in-Charge Asmaul Haque.
According to police and locals, Swachchha, posted derogatory comments about the Prophet (PBUH) in the comment section of a political post on Facebook. After his remarks spread online, angered locals gathered at Singra Police Station around 10pm, demanding his punishment and filing a written complaint.
Following this, police conducted an immediate operation and arrested Swachchha from the Singra Bazar area, the OC said.
The arrestee will be sent to the court on Monday in a defamation case, added the OC.
