800 sued over UP polls violence in Thakurgaon

Three cases have been filed against 800 people over violence centering Bachor UP polls results in Ranisankail upazila of Thakurgaon when a nine-month old was shot dead in ‘police firing’.

The first case was filed on Saturday afternoon against 350 anonymous people at the police station upon receiving a complaint from the presiding officer of the polling center Md Khatibar Rahman, said Thakurgaon Superintendent of Police Md Jahangir Hossain.

On Wednesday night, Thakurgaon sadar police station ASI Bilash Chandra Roy lodged another case against 150-200 unnamed people on charges of obstructing cops from performing their duties and attacking them at the polling centre.

Ranisankail police station ASI Ahadul Zaman filed the third case on the same night against 200-250 unnamed people over besieging the police station.

On Wednesday evening, when results of Bachor UP election were announced at VF Junior High School polling center, supporters of a defeated candidate attacked police.