Three members of the Railway Nirapatta Bahini (RNB) caught on video assaulting and abusing an Army personnel at Chattogram Railway Station have been arrested. The arrestees have been identified as Md Main Hossain Rakib, 23, Riton Chakma, 24, and Md Rabiul Islam. The three accused were arrested during a drive conducted by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-7) members on the station premises on Thursday afternoon, the elite force told reporters on Friday. Also read: Two RNB members held for selling tickets in black market On August 8, the Bangladesh Armyman bought a ticket for a Dhaka-bound mail train from the Chattogram railway station. As he was about to board the train, the accused demanded Tk 300 extra from him. When he refused to pay them the money and said it was illegal, the accused verbally abused the victim, then beat him up and made derogatory remarks against the Army. Also read: Journalists assaulted at Victor Trading Corporation; CRAB condemns, demands justice The entire incident was captured by a journalist, Abbas Uddin, who also protested against the illegal act. The video later went viral on social media. "The three accused admitted to their crime. Legal action is underway against the arrestees," the Rab said.

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members have detained two members of Railway Nirapatta Bahini (RNB) for selling tickets at higher prices in black market in Chattogram. The detainees were Md Robiul Hossain, 39, a Habildar and Md Imran Hossain, 27, a Sepoy. Also read: Councillor’s son arrested for killing wife in Chattogram According to Rab, they were selling tickets at exorbitant prices in front of Railway Sramik League’s office at the Chattogram railway station. Rab conducted a drive at about 10:30pm on Sunday and recovered nine train tickets and Tk 10,320 from the two RNB staff. They were handed over to Chattogram’s Kotwali police station for further legal procedures. Also read: 4 members of a gang of robbers arrested