India, Jan. 8 -- Bangladesh police have captured a key suspect believed to have led the brutal lynching of Hindu garment worker Dipu Chandra Dasin Mymensingh's Bhaluka area. The arrest of 25-year-old Mohammad Yasin Arafat, who allegedly mobilised the violent mob, marks a major development in a case that outraged communities in Bangladesh and beyond. The incident and investigation have revived intense focus on mob justice and the safety of minority groups in the country.

Police arrested Mohammad Yasin Arafat on Thursday afternoon in the Sarulia area of Dhaka with help from the Dhaka Metropolitan Police. Authorities say Arafat played a central role in orchestrating the attack on Das.

Yasin Arafat, 25, had been on the run for nearly two we...