9 people including Swachhasevak League leaders have been arrested in connection with the attack on the Shajahanpur police station in Bogra and the attack on the police.
Miscreants attacked Shajahanpur police station on Saturday (April 7) night.
Confirming the matter, Officer-in-Charge (OC) Shahidul Islam said that in a case, 45 people including Majhira UP Chairman and Upzilla Volunteer League leader Nuruzzaman have been named and many others unknown have been made accused. A separate case has been filed against Nuruzzaman and his accomplice Nazmul in connection with the recovery of firearms. The plaintiffs in these two cases are Police Station SIs Aniusar Rahman and Farooq Hossain respectively.
Earlier on Saturday (April 6) around 9 pm, the police arrested Mithun, general secretary of the Aria Union Volunteers League, accused of several cases including murder, in a raid in Ariya Bazaar of the upazila. Majhira Union Parishad Chairman Nuruzzaman and his forces entered Shajahanpur police station and ran rampant to snatch the arrested accused at 10 pm.
When Shahidul Islam, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Shajahanpur police station came to the police station after receiving the news, Nuruzzaman and his forces created obstacles by sitting on the stairs. At that time they ambushed the police and left the police station. After a while, Nuruzzaman took a position on the highway with people. When the police went to the spot after receiving the information, they got together and tried to attack again. Two cases have been filed against 45 people in this incident.
Later, a pistol with 7 rounds of bullets was recovered from Nuru's house and another pistol with 8 rounds was recovered from the house of Nuru's manager Nazmul. Apart from this, 36 motorcycles were seized.
Superintendent of Police (promoted to the post of Additional DIG) Sudip Kumar Chakraborty said in a press conference held at his office on Sunday (April 7) afternoon that there are at least 8-10 cases against the accused Nuruzzaman for murder, weapons, land grabbing, obstruction of government work, drug law. Earlier, Majhira Union Parishad Chairman Nuruzzaman was dismissed in connection with the theft of government tenders.