Another case was filed on Tuesday over Cumilla communal violence triggered by alleged desecration of the Holy Quran at a Hindu temple.

The case was filed by Puja Rani, wife of Dilip Das (62) who died from injuries he suffered when troublemakers attacked Rajeshwari Kali Mandir in Manoharpur of the district on October 13.

Inspector Komol Krishna Dhor of Kotwali Police Station, where the case was filed, told UNB that 50-60 unidentified people were named in the case.

Meanwhile, Superintendent of Police(Cumilla)  Khan Muhammad Rezwan said that the Criminal Investigation Department is keeping watch over several more people in another case filed over triggering communal violence by hurting religious sentiments.

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“Soon, we will arrest several others over the incident,” he added.

Meanwhile, Cumilla police continued to quiz Iqbal Hossain, who reportedly placed the Holy Quran at a Puja mandap at Nauar Digir Par of Cumilla.

The SP said that though Iqbal confessed to his role in placing the Quran, he was yet to disclose the names of the masterminds.

He said three others, arrested in connection with the violence, are also being interrogated.

Earlier, the case filed over the Quran desecration in a puja mandap of Cumilla was handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

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Police arrested Iqbal from Cox’s Bazar district on Thursday night after identifying him by scanning the footage of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras.

Three others were arrested from different parts of the country over the matter.

They are Faisal and Hafez Humayun, the two khadems of Darogabari shrine, and Ekram.
A local court on Saturday put them on a seven-day remand in the case.