8 JL men held over attack on students in Chandpur

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Staff Reporter :Police in separate drives on Monday arrested Jubo Leaque men including the prime accused, in a case filed connection with the attack on 50 students of Bhuyapara High School in Kachua upazila under Chandpur district.The detainees are Monir, 25, Liton, 26, Mozammel Haque, 22, Alauddin, 32, Md Sobuj, 19, Oji Ullah, 32, Md Imran Hossain, 16, and Popy Akhter, 15.Chandpur district Police Superintendent Shamsunnahar said, “We got information that Monirand Liton were fleeing by a Dhaka-bound vessel. Police raided the launch when it reached Mohanpur around 3:00pm on Monday and arrested the two accused.”Even, Mozzammel is a student of Palakhal Degree College, while Imran and Popy, sister of one Faruk who is a named accused in the case, are students of Bhuiyara High School, she said.Sources said that some Jubo League (JL) activists went to the school on August 15 and demanded Tk 15,000 from the Headmaster Dulal Chandra Sarker on the occasion of National Mourning Day. They harassed him physically after he rejected their proposal.Later, a number of Jubo League activists attacked the house of Dulal Chandra at night and tortured him.On Sunday morning, the students organised a protest rally on the school premises. on Thursday, Jubo League activists led by Faruk, Liton and Munir attacked them with local made firearms, leaving 50 injured.Dulal Chandra Sarker, the headmaster of the school filed a case in this regard last night – accusing eight persons including, Farukh, Liton and Manir along with about 20 others unknown people.

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