Armed Police Battalion (APBn) members have detained eight people over a gun attack on a madrasa at Cox’s Bazar Ukhiya Rohingya Camp that left six people dead.
Superintendent of police (SP) Shihab Kaiser, chief of the Ukhiya-based unit of the APBn , on Saturday said,” APBn-8 members detained the suspects from Ukhiya during raids in the camps on Friday night.”
He also said no case has been filed over the incident as of now.
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However, the officer declined to reveal the identities of the detainees.
On Friday, a predawn gun attack on Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama Al-Islamiyah Madrasa at Cox’s Bazar Ukhiya Rohingya Camp left six people dead.
Shortly after, police arrested a man named Jashim from the spot with a locally-made gun, 6 bullets and one knife.
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Since then, police have conducted block raids on the Rohingya camps and other dwellings and structures in the madrasa area.