Dhaka, May 25 -- Three leaders of the Dhaka University unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (DU) have been relieved of their organisational duties over allegations of assaulting a physically challenged student at Jagannath Hall.

In a press release issued on Monday, the organisation said disciplinary action were taken against the leaders for violating organisational discipline.

The accused are Chandan Das, Jhalak Das and Ripon Chandra Sarkar, joint conveners of Jagannath Hall unit JCD.

According to the allegations, the incident took place on Sunday evening at a tea stall beneath Rabindra Bhaban of the dormitory.

A dispute reportedly began after Avoy Kumar Singh was found sitting with his legs raised on a bench. Avoy, who has a knee problem...