A case has been filed over the deaths of 10 tourists in a fire at TupTup Resto and Resort in Inani, Cox’s Bazar. The resort’s owner, Tanvir Ahmed, and manager, Mohammad Sumon, have been named as accused in the case.
Sumon has already been shown as arrested, while law enforcement agencies have yet to confirm the whereabouts of resort owners Tanvir Ahmed and Niaz Morshed.
Tanvir, a resident of Boalkhali upazila in Chattogram, was named in the case as the prime accused.
Ukhiya Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Atikur Rahman Majumdar has confirmed the filing of the case.
Details about the total number of accused and their identities could not be obtained immediately.
Sumon was detained and taken to Ukhiya Police Station around 6pm on Saturday.
Cox’s Bazar Deputy Commissioner Abdul Mannan said, “DNA tests will be conducted to avoid any confusion regarding the recovered bodies, missing persons and identification. A decision on handing over the bodies to their families will be made after the tests. Until then, the bodies will be kept at the morgue of Cox’s Bazar District Sadar Hospital.”
Md Abul Kalam Azad, Special Superintendent of Police at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), said steps were being taken to collect the necessary samples for DNA testing.
He added, “If necessary, a CID specialist team will be brought from Dhaka to arrange for DNA sample collection and testing here.”
Relevant authorities have also said that the bodies will be handed over to the victims’ families as soon as possible after their identities are confirmed.
