Magura: Two more people have been arrested in connection with the Juba League factional clash in Magura that killed a person and left an expecting mother and her baby inside the womb wounded by bullets.

The arrestees are Farid Uddin and Milton, local Juba League activists of Magura district and accused in the case filed in connection with the incident.

Imamul Hauqe, inspector of the Detective Branch of police, said on secret information, a team of Magura district detective police conducted a raid on a house in Duarpar area of the town and arrested them at about 8:00pm on Sunday.

With the arrest of Farid and Milton, six people have so far been arrested in connection with the incident.

Earlier, a seven-month expecting mother, Nazma Begum, in her thirties, her uncle-in-law Momin Bhuiyan, in his sixties, and another man, Miraz, in his thirties, suffered bullet injuries as they were caught in the line of fire during a clash between two groups of Juba League at Doarpara in Magura sadar upazila on the evening of 23 July.

They were taken to Sadar Hospital where Nazma gave birth to a baby through caesarean section on that night.

It was found after the birth that the newborn also suffered bullet wounds while in the womb.

Momin Bhuiyan succumbed to his injuries at the hospital on 25 July.

Later, the baby of Nazma was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital in the capital on 25 July.

A case was filed against 16 people with Magura Sadar Police Station on 26 July.