Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Abu Bakar Siddique granted the remand plea after police requested custody of the suspects for interrogation straight away time
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02 December, 2024, 07:50 pm
Final modified: 02 December, 2024, 07:56 pm
A Chattogram court docket has granted a seven-day remand for eight people accused of attacking police and vandalising property following the imprisonment of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, spokesperson of the Bangladesh Sanatan Jagaran Jote.
Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Abu Bakar Siddique granted the remand plea after police requested custody of the suspects for interrogation straight away time (2 December), Further Public Prosecutor Advocate Riaz Uddin confirmed the enhance.
The suspects, identified as Partha Chakraborty, Apurba Sheel, Ujjal Das alias Johnny Das, Apu Chandra Saha, Niloy Das, Dhrubo Das, Md Delwar Hossain, and Md Nuru were arrested in reference to the violence.
The chaos erupted closing Tuesday when Chinmoy Krishna Das was as soon as denied bail and sent to jail following his arrest in a sedition case filed by a old BNP chief.
As Das was as soon as being transported in a jail van, his supporters blocked the car, staging a explain for fair about about three hours.
The standoff escalated as police and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) officers aged baton costs and sound grenades to disperse the crew. The voice extra intensified with clashes between Das’s supporters and legislation enforcement personnel.
Amid the turmoil, violence spilled into Rangam Convention Corridor Lane, reverse the court docket building. Advocate Saiful Islam Alif was as soon as fatally attacked by a mob that beat and hacked him to loss of life.
In the aftermath, police filed three separate cases in opposition to the protesters for assaulting officers, vandalism, and obstructing legislation enforcement. Moreover, Alif’s father filed a murder case naming 31 people, while Alif’s brother, Khane Alam, filed one other case below the Explosives Act, accusing 116 people of automobile vandalism and assaults on the public.
Investigations into the incidents are ongoing, with the authorities emphasizing the need for accountability and divulge in response to the violent outburst.
