Dhaka, April 11 -- A National Citizens' Committee leader from Narayanganj has been handed over to the police by the July Memorial Foundation following allegations of embezzling the funds collected for those injured in the July movement.

On Thursday night, several members of the foundation took Dilshad Afrin, the Citizens' Committee member, to the capital's Ramna Police Station.

Ramna Police chief Golam Faruk said that an official complaint was filed by the foundation's legal officer, based on which Dilshad was arrested.

He said, "At night, a few people from the July Foundation brought Dilshad Afrin to the police station. They submitted a complaint saying Dilshad had embezzled the money she took from them at various times under the guis...