Jamaat-Shibir men baton charged: 9 held
Police yesterday charged baton on a human chain formed by Jamaat-e-Islami and Chhatra Shibir and arrested nine activists from Seroil bus stand area in the city.
Police arrested the nine for creating obstacle to vehicular traffic, said Tarikul Islam, an assistant commissioner of RMP.
Witnesses and police said, over 50 Jamaat-Shibir activists formed the human chain holding a banner that demanded release of city Jamaat ameer Ataur Rahman.
Police dispersed the Jamaat-Shibir men in 15 minutes. City Jamaat acting general secretary Abu Bakar Siddik said more than 10 of their men were injured as police charged batons. However, he could not name anyone.
Ataur Rahman is in jail custody as he is an accused in the police assault case filed for the February 9 attacks by Jamaat and Shibir men on the dormitories of Rajshahi University.
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