1,000 unidentified people sued in 3 cases

KHAGRACHHARI, Oct 2 (UNB): Police on Wednesday filed three separate cases against 1,000 unidentified people over the recent violence in Khagrachhari Sadar and Guimara upazilas for attacks on law enforcers and murders.
Violence flared in the hill district over the alleged rape of an indigenous schoolgirl. Three indigenous men were shot dead during the violence.
The case filed with Khagrachhari Sadar Police Station accused 600-700 unidentified people of breaching Section 144, engaging in vandalism, rioting and assaulting police.
Sub-Inspector Shahriar filed the case. The officer-in-charge of the police station, Abdul Baten Mridha, confirmed.
The remaining two cases were filed with the Guimara Police Station over a murder and attacks on police during the unrest on the same day.
Nearly 300 unidentified people were sued in the cases, said Guimara Police Station OC Enamul Haque Chowdhury, adding that the situation in the upazila was now under control.