800 sued over post-polls violence in Dinajpur

Over 800 people were sued in two separate cases in connection with the attacks on authorities following the elections for Birol municipality and Rajarampur union parishad in Dinajpur.

The incidents occurred at the Brahmapur Government Primary School and Kanaibari High School polling centres on Thursday.

An official vehicle was vandalised, and several people were injured in the attacks, including a presiding officer and members of the police and Ansar.

Police had to fire several rounds in the air to disperse the attackers.

Abdul Latif and Salehin Ahmed, presiding officers of the two polling centres, filed the cases with Birol Police Station on Thursday and yesterday.

According to police, after announcing the results in the evening, supporters of the defeated candidates tried to stop polling officials from leaving the two centres by blocking their path and throwing brickbats.

The vehicle of Executive Magistrate Mahmudul Hasan was vandalised at Brahmapur Government Primary School.

Meanwhile, police and Ansar members were attacked at Kanaibari High School.

Later, police fired several rounds into the air to calm things down.

Birol Police Station Office-in-Charge (OC) Rezaul Hasan said police have yet to arrest anyone in connection to these two cases.