Police have arrested Dr. Dipu Moni’s nephew, expelled Awami League leader Riaz Uddin, along with three suspected human traffickers while they were attempting to cross into India illegally through the Maheshpur border in Jhenaidah. The arrested traffickers were identified as Riaz, Foyez, and Miraz. Local residents became suspicious when they saw Riaz Uddin traveling by motorcycle along a remote dirt road in the early hours of Saturday. They intercepted the group and handed them over to police. Riaz Uddin claimed that the traffickers had held him for three days, taking 360,000 taka and his ATM card. Locals said Riaz had previously been injured in BSF gunfire.