Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- Police have arrested a leader of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) after uncovering a 'torture cell' that he allegedly ran to extort money and assault residents in Tarakanda upazila of Mymensingh.

Hizbul Alam Jias, 26, general secretary of the Banihala Union Chhatra Dal, was detained on Monday night after a case was filed naming him as the key suspect along with several unidentified associates, according to Tarakanda Police Station chief Tipu Sultan.

Two of his alleged accomplices, identified by single names as Rafi and Abdullah, were arrested on Sunday after a video surfaced on social media, showing a man being beaten while Jias watched on a video call. The victim was allegedly threatened at knifepoint and told to pa...