Four separate cases have been filed over robbery in three banks, looting firearms of police and Ansar, attack on police station, and abduction of bank manager.
The cases were filed at Ruma and Thanchi police stations, said Chattogram Range's additional DIG (Admn) Sanjay Sarker.
He said a group of armed members of Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) didn't attack the Thanchi Police Station directly. They fired shots targeting on-duty police officials at Thanchi Bazar and forced police to fire counter shots. They came to Thanchi Bazar boarding on three jeeps.
Additional Police Super Md Raihan Kazemi of Bandarban district confirmed on Friday (April 5) afternoon said three cases were filed at Ruma Police Station accusing unnamed persons for their alleged involvement in bank robbery and one case was filed at Thanchi Police Station.
The armed members of KNF attacked Upazila Parishad office and later they stormed Sonali Bank's Ruma Branch in Bandarban and abducted its manager Nezam Uddin around 8.30pm on Tuesday.
They also looted fire arms, cash from local banks, abducted sonali bank manager and assaulted ansars and police during their sudden attack.
Nizam Uddin, the manager of Sonali Bank's Ruma branch in Bandarban district was rescued around 7.15pm and he was taken to the local RAB camp in Bandarban, the RAB said.
