Charge sheet not available in 1yr

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Though one year has passed since the Bhujpur attack in Chittagong killed three Awami League men and injured 200 people, police are yet to file any charge sheet.
Following the mayhem on April 11 last year, five cases were filed against more than 16,471 people, including 471 named, mostly Jamaat-Shibir activists.
The mayhem lasted for about four hours at Bhujpur in Fatikchhari upazila when Jamaat-Shibir men with several thousand villagers allegedly attacked a ruling party procession and law enforcers, hearing a rumour that the Al men killed a madrasa teacher and were heading to attack Kazirhat Mosque and a Hefazat-e-Islam-run madrasa there.
The attackers also torched around 150 vehicles, including 100 motorbikes. Police have so far arrested 188 accused, of whom 35 are out on bail, said court sources.
Chittagong's Superintendent of Police Hafiz Akhter said as it was a sensitive issue and the number of the accused was very high, the investigation was taking some time.
Fourteen of the arrested have given confessional statements, he said, adding that all the cases were in their last stages, and the final reports would come shortly.