Police have identified the man who placed a copy of the Holy Quran at Nanua Dighir Par puja mandap in Cumilla that sparked communal violence across the country.
After viewing CCTV footage, Iqbal Hossain, 35, of Sujanagar area of Cumilla city was identified as the man who placed the Holy Quran at the puja mandap, said Cumilla Superintendent of Police Faruque Ahmed.
On October 13, an unidentified person placed a copy of Holy Quran on the idol in the temporary puja mandap near Nanua Dighi of Cumilla sadar.
Later, some miscreants carried out provocative and distorted propaganda and tried to vandalize the idol of the temple and the puja mandap.
The miscreants also attacked the Chanmoni Puja Mandapa, Sri Sri Rakshakali Mandir, Kalitala and several other puja mandaps in Kaparia Patti Colony and set fire to idols.
Later, attacks were carried out in several other districts in the country that left seven people dead.
