Dhaka, May 10 -- Police have arrested a man for allegedly striking two girls with a belt in public on a launch in Munshiganj.

He was detained around 1:30pm on Saturday and taken into custody for questioning, said Munshiganj Sadar Police Station chief Saiful Islam.

The arrestee, Nehal Ahmed Jihad, is a resident of Sadar Upazila.

The assault of the female passengers occurred around 7:30pm on Friday on a three-storey launch MV Captain anchored at Munshiganj Launch Terminal.

Several videos of the incident have gone viral on social media.

In one of the videos, Jihad is seen recklessly assaulting a girl dressed in white and estimated to be 15-17 years old on the deck using a waist belt.

Another woman donning a check dress was there at tha...