Dhaka: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Thursday night arrested a woman from the city's Dhanmondi area for spreading rumour on social networking site Facebook to instigate the recent student movement for road safety.

The arrestee was identified as FariaMahzabin, 28, wife of Mohammad Riasat, reports the UNB.

Tipped off, a team of RAB-2 raided a flat at Hazi AfsarUddin Road of West Dhanmondi and arrested her for instigating people during the studentsmovement through uploading provocative audio clips, posting status and false photos, said Senior ASP (Media) MdRobiul Islamof the RAB-2 Battalion headquarters.

During preliminary interrogation, Mahzabin confessed that she had shared some provocative audio clips through internet of her mobile phone to divert the student movement to a new direction and deteriorate the law and order situation, Senior ASP Robiul said.

The elite force also recovered her personal mobile phone set, print copy of her Facebook profile and a copy of audio clip.