A case has been filed against 121people , including Mohanpur Union Parishad chairman Kazi Mizanur Rahman, following vandalism, looting and arson at Awami League leader and ex-minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya’s Chandpur house.
Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police (Matlab Circle) Khairul Kabir said Shipon Khalasi, son of Makhan Khalasi of Mohanpur, filed the case with Matlab Uttar Police Station on Monday and police have arrested six accused so far.
Ex-minister Maya’s Chandpur house set on fire
The arrestees are Arju Sarkar,40, son of Abul Sakar of Mohanpur; Jewel Pradhan, 37, son of Salamat Pradhan; Nabir Hossain, 25, son of Md Kamal; Sifat, 25, son of Kazi Salauddin, Alamgir Sarkar, 37, son of Arif Ullah and Jiban Sarkar, 28.
Earlier, on Saturday, the house of Maya Chowdhury at Mohanpur in Matlab Uttar Upazila was vandalised, looted and set on fire by some miscreants.
Army personnel and police of Matlab Uttar Police Station and local fire service reached the spot and brought the situation under control.
According to police, the miscreants took away the furniture before setting fire and looted historical commemorative pictures and monuments.
Matlab Uttar Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Rabiul Haque said that the arrested accused were sent to Chandpur court and efforts are on to arrest the remaining accused.