Police like arrested a man – identified as a Jubo League activist – for firing 28 rounds of bullets indiscriminately at college students all the procedure during the anti-discrimination motion in Chattogram on 4 August.
The gunman, Touhidul Islam, used to be arrested on Friday (22 November) in a police operation in the Kamalnagar narrate of Satkhira Sadar.
Deputy Commissioner (crime and operations) Mohammad Rois Uddin confirmed the topic at a press briefing at Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) media centre this day (23 November).
Touhidul, also identified as Hari Touhid or Farid, used to be previously viewed brandishing weapons and firing all the procedure during the anti-discrimination protests in the Chandgaon and Bahaddarhat areas of the metropolis.
Nonetheless, police may perhaps no longer officially examine Touhidul’s political affiliations even supposing he is in the neighborhood identified as a follower of Esrarul Haque, the mature councillor of the metropolis corporation’s No 4 Chandgao ward and native Awami League chief.
Replying to a query, Rois Uddin acknowledged, “We are able to also no longer accumulate Touhidul’s political affiliation. He’s a talented prison and mugger with cases of assassinate, weapons use, and extortion filed against him.”
The authentic acknowledged Touhidul is accused in 12 cases across assorted police stations below CMP, including five over assassinate fees and others over violence, extortion, medicine, and theft.
“Touhidul has admitted to firing on protesters on 4 August in Chandgaon, the utilization of a ‘Pakistani shooter gun’. Our operations to get well the weapon and further ammunition are ongoing,” he acknowledged.
