A Juba Dal leader was killed in an arrest operation by the joint forces in Golpukurpar area of Mymensingh on Tuesday.
The Kotwali model police station inspector聽 (investigation) Anwar Hossain said that the deceased, Saidul Islam, 40, was joint general secretary of Mymensingh metropolitan Juba Dal.
Saidul Islam was accused of land grabbing, extortion from local businessmen and spreading fear by weapons since the deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled to India amid a mass uprising on August 5.聽
As several complaints were lodged, a team of the joint forces launched an operation to arrest Saidul Islam at about 10:00 pm on Monday.
During the arrest, he was allegedly beaten by the members of the joint forces, leaving him dead on the spot.
He was later taken to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, where on-duty doctors declared that he was brought dead to the hospital.
According to the staffs at the emergency department of the hospital, the members of the joint forces also admitted six injured people at the hospital.
