The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested Imon Khan Jibon, a Dhaka University-based leader of banned student outfit Chhatra League (BCL), in connection with a violent attack on the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement at the university.

Deputy Police Commissioner (Media) Muhammad Talebur Rahman confirmed the arrest on Monday, saying that Imon, 28, was apprehended from Narayanganj around 10pm on Sunday.

The attack, which took place on 15 July 2024, targeted a procession by Dhaka University students supporting the movement against disproportionate quota system in government jobs.

The procession started from the Raju Sculpture on the university campus but was violently disrupted when BCL activists, along with members of other Awami League affiliated organisations, launched an assault on the protesters. Armed with local weapons, the attackers inflicted serious injuries on approximately 300 students.

A Dhaka University student, Mahin, later filed a case with Shahbagh Police Station on 21 October 2024, naming several individuals, including Imon, as suspects.

Police said Imon’s arrest was made after an analysis of CCTV footage, intelligence reports, and advanced technology confirmed his potential involvement in heinou. He was later produced before the court.