Police last night arrested 11 more suspects in connection with the murder of Advocate Saiful Islam Alif, who was hacked to death during a clash involving supporters of former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das, police, and lawyers in the court building area on November 26.
Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate’s Court, led by Kazi Shariful Islam, sent the 11 suspects to jail after they were produced before the court at approximately 8:45pm, said Abdul Karim, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kotwali Police Station.
The arrestees are Premnandan Dash Buja, 19, Ranab Dash, 24, Bidhan Dash, 29, Bikash Dash, 24, Rumit Dash, 30, Raj Kapoor, 55, Samir Dash, 25, Shiv Kumar Dash, 23, Om Dash, 26, Ajay Dash, 30, and Debi Charan, 36.Earlier, 10 suspects, cleaners by profession, were arrested after police reviewed CCTV footage, said law enforcement officials.
The clashes erupted on November 26 on the court premises following the rejection of a bail plea by former ISKCON leader Chinmoy, who also serves as the spokesperson for the Sammilito Sanatoni Jagoron Jote, in a case filed with Kotwali Police Station. During the violence, Advocate Saiful was beaten and hacked to death outside the court premises.
Liberty News’ court correspondent reports thats Kotwali police registered three cases on charges of assaulting police officers, vandalism, and obstructing law enforcement duties during the clashes.
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