Monday, October 1, 2012

26 arrested for Patia violence

Mon, Oct 1st, 2012 1:26 am BdST
 
Chittagong, Sep 30 (bdnews24.com)—Police have arrested 26 people on suspicion of attacking Buddhists and Hindu temples at Patia in Chittagong on Sunday.

Patia Police Station Officer-in Charge Aminur Rashid told bdnews24.com those arrested are workers of a single shipbuilding firm, Western Marine Shipyard, at Lakhara in the upazila.

According to the OC, the shipyard's CCTV footage confirmed the workers were involved with the incident.

Many of the arrested confessed to their involvement, he added.

A Buddhist temple at Lakhara was attacked and set on fire by a mob of several hundred people who came in a procession around noon.

Later, they attacked Buddhists and Hindu temples at nearby Kolagaon and Jele Para.

bdnews24.com/us/eh/bd/2356h 

No comments:

Post a Comment