3 cases filed over Khagrachhari violence
Published: 2 October 2025, 01:39 PM | Updated: 2 October 2025, 01:46 PM
Police have filed three separate cases in Khagrachhari following violence in Singinala, violation of Section 144, attacks on law enforcement, and the killing of three people in the Ramsu Bazar area.
In Guimara, police filed two cases against 250–300 unidentified individuals in connection with the Ramsu Bazar killings and attacks on law enforcement, confirmed Guimara Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md. Enamul Haque Chowdhury.
Meanwhile, in Khagrachhari Sadar, a case was filed against 600–700 unidentified people for violating Section 144, causing damage, inciting riots, and attacking police. The case was registered by Sub-Inspector (SI) Shahriar of Khagrachhari Sadar Police Station. OC Abdul Baten Mridha confirmed the filing of the case.
OC Enamul Haque Chowdhury said the overall law-and-order situation in Guimara is now under control. Section 144 remains in force, and law enforcement personnel are patrolling the area to maintain order.
In a separate development, Shoyon Shil, 19, was sent to jail custody by the Senior Judicial Magistrate Court on Wednesday afternoon after completing a six-day remand over the rape of a Marma schoolgirl.
OC Abdul Baten Mridha confirmed the accused had been sent to jail and said the situation in Khagrachhari is now normal, with law enforcement remaining on alert.
According to the case details, the schoolgirl was returning home from private tutoring in Singinala on September 23 around 9:00 pm. She was later found unconscious in a crop field by relatives around 11:00 pm and admitted to hospital. Police arrested Shoyon Shil in connection with the incident.
The incident occurred on September 23, when the schoolgirl was returning home from private tutoring in Singinala around 9:00 pm. She was later found unconscious in a crop field by her relatives at around 11:00 pm and was admitted to the hospital. Police subsequently arrested Shoyon Shil in connection with the rape allegations. The incident triggered widespread protests and unrest in Khagrachhari, which later escalated into violence.