Chapainawabganj poll violence: 385 sued over attack on police

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UNB, Chapainawabganj :

Police on Friday sued 385 people over attacking police by supporters of defeated candidates of UP election in Chapainawabganj Sadar a day earlier.
The case was filed at Chapainawabganj Sadar Police Station on Friday noon.
Mojaffar Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Chapainawabganj Sadar Police Station, said 135 named and 250 unnamed people have been made accused in the case.
So far, 15 people were arrested in this connection and presented before the court, said the OC.
On Thursday, Shariat Ali was elected as a UP member in Ward No. 8 of Jhilim Union in Sadar Upazila of the district in the 5th phase of UP election.
Unable to accept defeat, former UP member Monirul Islam Moni and other candidate Abdul Quddus Seratal along with hundreds of their supporters went to attack newly elected member Shariat Ali’s house on Thursday afternoon.
 On information, police rushed to the spot when the supporters attacked the police as they tried to control the situation.
Five policemen were injured in the attack. Three of them were admitted to Chapainawabganj Sadar Hospital.
Later, additional police were deployed to bring the situation under control.

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