Police have arrested a former army member in connection with an attack on a July Uprising rally in Feni.

The arrest was made early Saturday in the Muhuri Project area with the help of locals, said Jorarganj Police Station officials.

The accused, retired soldier Anwar Hossain (50), was named in a case filed by a Chhatra Dal activist, Sayeedur Rahman, following an attack on a rally in Feni’s Mohipal area on August 4 last year.

OC Saiful Islam confirmed that Anwar faces four additional cases in Sonagazi Police Station, including charges of land grabbing and attempted murder. He has also been sentenced to one year in prison in a separate case in Jashore.

Police have shown him arrested in these cases and produced him before court on Saturday afternoon.