Twelve athletes including a coach were arrested in Rajshahi on charges of ‘beating’ a police constable of '999'.

The constable Golam Kibria was beaten up at Rajshahi railway station on Sunday (Mar 5) afternoon.

The arrestees are Brishti Moni, 16, Jemi Akter, 14, Rimi Khanan, 17, Farhana Khandokar, 17, Sabrina Akter, 19, Dipali, 19, Papia Sarwar Purnima, 19, Khadiza Khatun, 18, Abdul Al Jahid, 16, Ali Azam, 19, Akash Ali Mohan, 20, and Coach Ahsan Kabir, 45.

Gopal Kumar, officer-in-charge (OC) of Rajshahi Railway Police Station confirmed the matter.

Police constable Golam Kibria’s wife Sultana Razia Sultana filed a case against athletes for allegedly beating up her husband, he said.

Kibria was sent to the Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital, the OC added.

BDST: 1548 HRS, MAR 06, 2023
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