A total of 11 cases have been filed in connection with the clashes between quota reform protesters and law enforcers, and the looting of weapons from Narsingdi prison, report agencies.
Mohammad Mostafizur Rahman, Narsingdi superintendent of police (SP), disclosed this at a press conference at his office on Friday morning.
Moreover, 184 people have been arrested, while four out of nine militants who escaped during the jail attack have been apprehended, he added.
Recalling the July 19 incident, the SP stated that defeated anti-liberation forces and some miscreants, in a planned attack, targeted several government and private establishments after the Jum'ah prayers.
Chases and counter-chases occurred between the attackers and the law enforcers when the miscreants attacked the district prison in the afternoon, he said.
At one stage of the attacks, the perpetrators snatched away prison inmates, looted arms, and set fire to them, said the SP.
After frantic efforts for around three and a half hours, the law enforcers took control of the situation around 10:30 pm, he continued.
Police have also recovered 45 out of 85 looted arms and 1,091 rounds of looted bullets, while 481 inmates have surrendered, the SP added.
Meanwhile, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested 266 people in connection with the nationwide violence over the quota reform movement.
Sixty-three people were arrested in Dhaka for recent incidents of sabotage, violence, and arson, the law enforcers said on Friday. Another 203 were arrested by RAB units in different districts.
On Thursday, RAB had announced the arrests of 228 people in connection with the violence.
RAB said in a previous statement that criminals attempted to use children and youths while they attempted to block roads and wreak havoc through violence and vandalism.
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