The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested eight more individuals in connection with an attack on on-duty police personnel during a garment workers’ protest in Mirpur, Dhaka.
Md Akhter Hossain, deputy commissioner of Media and Public Relations Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), confirmed the information on Thursday.
He said that DB arrested eight more people over the incident of attacking on-duty police officers and severely injuring several of them during the garment workers’ movement in Mirpur.
According to police, a group of troublemakers disguised as protesters surrounded on-duty police personnel from all sides and launched a sudden attack in the Mirpur-11 area last Tuesday during the workers’ demonstration.
The assailants beat the officers mercilessly with sticks and heavy bricks, leaving several police personnel bloody and severely injured.
The incident began at around 9am on Tuesday when workers blocked the road and started demonstrating in Mirpur-11. When police attempted to disperse them to bring the situation under control, clashes broke out.
Individuals hiding behind the protesters started throwing bricks at the police, prompting officers to fire sound grenades and tear gas shells to bring the situation under control. Repeated chases and counter-chases subsequently took place between the two sides.
During the clashes, the attackers caught several police officers alone, surrounded them, and beat them up. DB identified those involved by reviewing CCTV footage of the incident and using technological support.
