Case filed against 58 AL leaders, activists under SPA for setting fire to Municipal truck
Betagi (Barguna) Correspondent
A case has been filed under the Special Powers Act (SPA) in connection with the arson attack on a government truck parked in the Betagi Municipality office premises in Barguna.
The case names 58 leaders and activists of the banned Awami League and its affiliated organizations, as well as several other unidentified individuals.
The case was filed with Betagi Police Station by Liakat Sikder, a night watchman of Betagi Municipality, on Wednesday.
Earlier, on Monday (November 9) in the early hours of the morning, a group of Awami League and its affiliated organizations set fire to a municipal truck in front of the municipal office. This was reported on social media.
The incident was broadcast through the media. On the same night, there were incidents of locking the main gates of various educational institutions and government and private offices in the upazila and creating obstacles by throwing tree trunks on the road.
According to police and local sources, a group of miscreants entered the municipality premises late on Monday night, poured petrol on a parked truck, set it on fire and fled. The fire was later brought under control with the help of locals.
However, a significant part of the truck was damaged. Panic spread in the area immediately after the incident.
According to the case report, the arson attack on government property was planned with the aim of causing sabotage and creating panic among the public. In this incident, 1974.
The case has been registered under the relevant section of the Special Powers Act of 2018.
Betagi Police Station OC. Enamul Haque confirmed this and said, "A case has been filed under the Special Powers Act, naming 58 people, in connection with the arson and sabotage incident on a government vehicle."
