Police have arrested three Awami League leaders and activists in a case filed over attacking the supporter of an independent candidate of Rajshahi-5 constituency in Durgapur upazila.

The arrestees are local AL leader Sakhawat Hossain Lion, 34, his brother Md Joy, 21, and joint convener of Maria Union Chhatra League Md. Russell, 22.

Mehedi Hasan, former president of Durgapur municipality unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League, filed the case on Tuesday with Durgapur Police Station on behalf of independent candidate Obaidur Rahman.
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Later Durgapur police arrested them early Wednesday.  

According to the case statement, supporters of AL nominated candidate Abdul Wadud Dara beat up Abdur Razzak, a supporter of the independent candidate ,while he was hanging posters of Obaidur at Maria Saiful Mor in Durgapur upazila around 8 pm on Tuesday.

Awami League leader Sakhawat Hossain Lion and his brother with their cohorts carried out the attack when the independent candidate’s supporters were hanging banners ‘defying’ AL candidate’s ‘order’, said locals.

Later, local people rescued the severely injured Abdur Razzak and rushed him to a hospital. He was admitted to Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital.

Local people informed Durgapur Police Station about the incident and Durgapur police station reached the spot.

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Khairul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Durgapur Police Station, said a case was filed with the police station in connection with the attack on the supporters of an independent candidate by supporters of AL-nominated candidate.