7 arrested over attack on police vehicle

A case has been filed against 100 people over an attack on police personnel and vandalism of a police vehicle in Gopalganj, with seven people arrested.

Of the accused, 40 have been named in the case, while 60 others have been listed as unidentified. The seven arrested were shown arrested in the case on Sunday and sent to jail by court order.

Police said Sub-Inspector Md Ful Mia of Gopalganj Sadar Police Station filed the case on Sunday afternoon, accusing the defendants of attacking police, assaulting officers and vandalising a vehicle while chanting “Joy Bangla”.

According to police, the incident took place on Saturday when activists of the banned Chhatra League and Jubo League brought out a flash procession in support of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, chanting “Joy Bangla”.

A police patrol team encountered the procession in the Raghunathpur Burimar Gachtala area of Gopalganj Sadar upazila. When police attempted to stop the procession, the participants allegedly attacked them with sticks and locally made weapons and vandalised a police pickup van.

Sub-Inspector Ful Mia and another police member were injured in the attack, police said.

Officer-in-Charge of Gopalganj Sadar Police Station Md Aminul Islam said the seven arrested were sent to jail through the court after preliminary questioning. Police are trying to arrest others involved in the incident, he added.