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The other arrestees are Md Abdul Mannan, 37, identified as the driver of the CNG-run auto-rickshaw allegedly used in the getaway, Md Younus Mia, 24, Md Ayatullah Ali Adnan, 21, Md Abu Bakkar Siddique, alias Khokon, 48, and Azgar Ali, 39. The arrests were made during drives in Cox’s Bazar and several areas of Chattogram, including Double Mooring, Roufabad and Chandgaon, between Monday and yesterday, said police.

Meanwhile, 11-year-old Reshmi Akthar, hit by a stray bullet during the shooting, remains on life support at Chittagong Medical College Hospital.

Doctors said the fourth-grade student suffered multi-organ failure and remains in critical condition. “The bullet is still lodged in the back of her head. As it passed through critical parts of the brain, surgery is extremely risky and could cause fatal haemorrhaging,” said Prof KM Baki Billah, head of the anaesthesiology department at CMCH.

CMCH Director Brig Gen Taslim Uddin said a specialised medical board was monitoring her condition round the clock.

The shooting took place on the night of May 7 in front of Bihari Colony at Roufabad, when five to six masked gunmen allegedly opened fire targeting Raju, according to police.

Reshmi was on her way to buy betel leaves for her mother around 9:10pm when she was struck.