CHATTOGRAM, Aug 24 (UNB): A case has been filed against 40,000 unidentified people for carrying out an attack on Kotwali Police Station, looting arms and torching police station on August 5.
Ripon Kumar Das, inspector (investigation) of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP), filed the case under the Special Powers Act and Explosive Substances Act on Friday night, said SM Obaidul Haque, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station.
According to the case statement, miscreants with a procession stormed into the Kotwali Police Station and looted valuables and arms on August 5 following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government.
A number of vehicles were vandalised and torched during the attack.
They also set the police station on fire, causing a loss of Tk 83.0 million.
On August 5, miscreants carried out attacks on eight police stations out of 16 under CMP and looted valuables, according to CMP.
40,000 sued over attacking police station in Ctg
FE Team | Published: August 24, 2024 22:48:03
40,000 sued over attacking police station in Ctg
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