New Gini Properties attack: Another nabbed, 8 arrested so far
Bikash Chandra Sarker was arrested in Magura last night (4 October), DB chief Additional Commissioner Shafiqul Islam confirmed.
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Detective Branch (DB) has arrested another person in connection with the recent attack, vandalism, looting and gunfire at New Gini Properties Ltd near ECB Chattar in the capital.
Bikash Chandra Sarker was arrested in Magura last night (4 October), DB chief Additional Commissioner Shafiqul Islam confirmed.
Police identified him as one of the alleged planners of the attack.
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With Bikash's arrest, the total number of arrests in the case has risen to eight.
The seven others arrested earlier are Major General (retd) Golam Mahiuddin Chowdhury, Mizanur Rahman, Shahriar Mahmud, Shah Alam Anik, Mamun, Aslam and Munna.
Earlier, on the night of 26 September, several hundred people attacked New Gini Properties Ltd in South Manikdi.
The attackers vandalised and looted the housing project's office and other structures. Gunfire was also reported during the attack.
Brownfish Studio, owned by content creator Salman Mohammad Muqtadir and located inside the project, was also vandalised and looted.
The incident took place around 10:30pm, when a large group entered the premises and damaged several parts of the project.
The studio's equipment, CCTV cameras and furniture were reportedly damaged or looted. A studio employee told The Business Standard that around 100–150 people entered the premises and staff members took shelter in a bathroom.
Salman was in Chattogram when the incident occurred. He later said the attack was linked to an extortion dispute involving the property owner. He also alleged that local BNP activists were behind the incident.
Police initially detained two people from the scene. Later, Dhaka Metropolitan Police said the vandalism stemmed from a land dispute between the housing project and the owner of an adjacent plot.
New Gini Properties Ltd Director Saiful Islam Bhuiyan later filed a case with Cantonment Police Station.
The case names 13 people and accuses another 150–200 unidentified people. The allegations include attacking the property, firing shots, vandalism and looting.
