Dhaka: Two more people have been arrested in connection with the Jubo League factional clash in Magura that killed a person and left an expecting mother and her baby inside the womb wounded by bullets.

The arrestees are Sagar, in his twenties, a local Jubo League leader of Magura district, and his brother Bappi, also in his twenties. They are the No-7 and No-8 accused in the case filed in connection with the incident.

Tipped off, a team of Magura district Detective Branch (DB) of police launched a drive in Signboard area of Narayanganj city on Monday noon and arrested them, deputy commissioner (media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Muntashirul Islam told UNB.

With the arrest of Sagar and Bappi, six people have so far been arrested in connection with the incident.

A seven-month expecting mother, Nazma Begum, in her thirties, her uncle-in-law Momin Bhuiyan, in his sixties, and another man, Miraz, in his thirties, suffered bullet injuries as they were caught in the line of fire during a clash between two groups of Jubo League over establishing supremacy at Doarpara in Magura sadar upazila on the evening of 23 July.

They were taken to Sadar Hospital where Nazma gave birth to a baby through caesarean section on that night. It was found after the birth that the newborn also suffered bullet wounds while in the womb.

Momin Bhuiyan succumbed to his injuries at the hospital on 25 July.

Later, the baby of Nazma was admitted to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital in the capital on 25 July.

On 28 July, the DMCH authorities formed an eight-member medical team for the proper treatment of the newborn.

On 30 July, the newborn was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the DMCH and mother Nazma was taken to her baby at the DMCH on the same day.

A case was filed against 16 people with Magura Sadar Police Station on 26 July.