39 arrested so far over Cumilla incident

Police have so far arrested 39 people in Cumilla for desecration of the Quran, vandalizing temples and for violence in the city. Various intelligence agencies, including the police, are working to identify the real culprit behind the incident.m

Meanwhile, the police have filed four cases with the Kotwali Model Police Station in Cumilla. 

Cumilla Kotwali Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Anwarul Azim told media that four cases have been filed on Wednesday (October 13) for insulting religious sentiments, under the Information and Technology Act (ICT) and for violence. 

He said 39 people have been arrested so far in the four cases.

Meanwhile, additional police including 4 platoons BGB have been deployed to maintain law and order in the city.