Three activists from the Bangladesh Juba League were caught by locals while attempting to organise a procession in the capital’s Dhanmondi area on Friday evening.
Before handing them over to the Mohammadpur police, a mob formed and beat them.
The detainees were identified as Laboni, 35, Sirajul, 45, and Raju, 30, members of the central committee of the Mahila Jubo League.
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Shahriar Hasan, officer-in-charge (OC) of Mohammadpur Police Station, said a group of individuals affiliated with Al attempted to stage a procession in the Dhanmondi-27 area, chanting slogans.
The public then intervened and caught three of them, and later handed them over to the police.
The trio is currently being interrogated, added the OC.