175 including 2 councillor candidates sued for attacking police in Tangail municipality

Police filed a case against 175 people, including two councillor candidates of Tangail's Mirzapur municipality, over an attack on law enforcers after the election yesterday.

The case was filed accusing 25 named people including the councillor candidates and 150 unidentified people, Mirzapur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Rezaul Haque Dipu confirmed to our local correspondent.

According to locals, two councillor candidates -- Mintu Mia and Sazu Mia -- along with their supporters put barricade on a road near Amatunnesa Kindergarten Polling centre as another councillor candidate, Hafizur Rahman, was announced winner in the Mirzapur municipality election.

When police went to remove the barricade, they hurled brick chips on the law enforcers and vandalised OC Rezaul's vehicle, locals said.

Police fired several rounds of rubber bullets and also additional police rushed there to bring the situation under control.

Four policemen including the OC were injured during the incident. They took treatment from a local hospital.