Nayek Sajib Sarkar was detained at 1:30 p.m. from Rajarbagh Police Line in Dhaka, while constable Showaibur Rahman was apprehended at 6:30 a.m. from Jashore Police Line. Both are implicated in a case filed at Shahjahanpur Police Station.
According to a police headquarters press release, the officers are accused of attempting to destabilize the police force, allegedly under the influence of former government loyalists.