Police have arrested two people in connection with the killing of a shrine leader and vandalism during an attack on a darbar (spiritual centre) in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia, nearly two weeks after the incident.

The arrests were made late Sunday night during a raid in the Philipnagar area of the upazila, police said.

The arrested individuals are Biplob, 26, son of Naharul Mondal, and Alif Islam, 23, son of Rabiul Islam, both from West South Philipnagar.

Daulatpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Arifur Rahman confirmed the matter, saying they were detained during a special operation.

Another person, Fazlul Ali, was taken to the police station for questioning but later released to his family after preliminary interrogation.

He said the arrests were made based on analysis of CCTV footage from the incident site and ongoing investigation.

According to police and local reports, on April 11, a mob attacked the darbar of Abdul Rahman, also known as Shamim or Jahangir, in Philipnagar area, following the circulation of an old video on social media allegedly insulting religious sentiments.

The attackers vandalised and set fire to the premises and looted property. At one point, the darbar leader Pir Shamim was beaten to death during the violence.

Following the incident, the victim’s brother Fazlur Rahman filed a case with Daulatpur Police Station on April 13, naming four individuals and accusing around 180 to 200 unidentified people.