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Attack on police at Naya Paltan planned: DMP
DHAKA, Nov 15, 2018 (BSS) – Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner
Md Asaduzzaman Mia today said the Wednesday’s sudden attack on policemen in
the city’s Naya Paltan was deliberate and planned.
“The sudden attack on police in front of BNP office at Naya Paltan was
planned. Two vehicles of police were totally gutted and 23 policemen,
including five officers, were injured in the attack. All of them are
undergoing treatment at hospitals,” he told a press briefing at DMP
headquarters here.
Police have already got confirmed from various sources about the
identities of those involved in the attack, the DMP commissioner said, adding
all of the attackers are members of the BNP and its front organisations.
“Three cases were filed to this end. Sixty people have so far been
arrested from the place of occurrence. We’ve identified 30 people involved in
the attack after scrutinising video footages. And efforts are on to identify
the remaining people involved in the attack,” Asaduzzaman said.
He said the Detective Branch (DB) and police officials of Mortijhee zone
have been entrusted with conducting investigations into the cases in a fair
and neutral manner.
The DMP chief said BNP leaders and activists attacked the police
personnel when they requested them to free the road, which they occupied with
big processions violating the electoral code of conduct.
During the attack, he said, they used long sticks. “How such long and big
sticks were brought at the spot without any plan?”
“We confirmed that the attack was a plot to instigate police to create
anarchy aimed at foiling the upcoming general election,” Asaduzzaman said,
adding that the attack was unexpected and the entire world had witnessed the
incident through media.
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