Police attaks, arosons : 224 named, 2,000 unidentified people made accused iin Tungipara
Tungipara (Gopalganj) Correspondent.
Police have filed a case under the Anti-Terrorism Act against 224 named activists of the Awami League and the banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), along with 1,500 to 2,000 unidentified individuals, following Tuesday's attack on law enforcement and arson of a police vehicle in Tungipara, Gopalganj. Four suspects have been arrested so far.
Sub-Inspector (SI) Moslem Ali lodged the case with Tungipara Police Station on Friday (November 13).
According to the FIR activists armed with local weapons blocked roads in the Patgati bus stand area during a strike called by the BCL on November 10, creating public panic.
The accused face charges of obstructing government duties, attempting murder, assaulting police, torching a police vehicle, damaging state property, and conspiring against national sovereignty under relevant sections of the Penal Code and the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Upazila Awami League General Secretary Babul Sheikh has been named the prime accused, alongside Vice President Mohammad Iliyas Uddin Sardar and former Municipal Mayor Tozammel Hossain Tutul.
Tungipara Police Station OC Aiyub Ali stated that the accused were identified after analyzing CCTV footage and media videos. SI Moslem Ali confirmed that four individuals have been arrested, while drives are underway to apprehend the remaining suspects.
