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The entire gang involved in the machete attack on a couple in Uttara has been arrested, according to the Deputy Police Commissioner (DC) of the Uttara Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), Rownak Jahan. Speaking at a press conference at the DMP Media Center on Wednesday, Rownak Jahan said, “The members of a teenage gang attacked the couple with a sharp weapon after they protested against the gang's reckless motorcycle driving. All the members of the gang have been identified and arrested.” 2 arrested for attacking couple with machete at Uttara The incident occurred on Monday night (February 17) at around 10:30 pm, when the couple was attacked. Two of the assailants were caught by locals and handed over to the Uttara West Police Station after being beaten. Mohammad Hafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Uttara West Police Station, said, “Members of the teen gang were driving their motorcycles at high speed inside the Uttara sector, and were about to run over a child. When the couple, traveling on another motorcycle, protested the incident, the gang members called others and attacked the couple with sharp weapons.”

Two individuals have been arrested after attacking a couple with a machete in Dhaka’s Uttara Sector 7 on Monday night. The incident, which took place on a footpath sparked widespread outrage after it went viral on social media. 529 arrested in 'Operation Devil Hunt' across the country: Police The arrestees were identified as Mobarak, 24, and Robi, 21, said, Uttara East Police Station Officer-in-Charge Hafizur Rahman. The arrestees were involved in a violent confrontation with the couple when their motorcycle reportedly collided with a private car carrying the accused. Following the collision, a heated argument escalated, and the driver, along with an unknown accomplice, pulled out a machete and began attacking the couple, the OC said. Ex-minister Farhad Hossain's wife arrested As the attackers tried to flee the scene, local residents intervened, apprehended them, and handed them over to the police after giving them a beating. The attacker who wielded the machete managed to escape but is now identified by authorities as a member of a gang. The victims were receiving treatment at a local hospital. One of the victims filed a case regarding the matter.