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Ramu Mayhem: 'Mastermind' arrested
 [Bangla Daily Star] Detectives yesterday tossed in the clinkKeep yer hands where we can see 'em, if yez please! one of the key accused in last year's Ramu atrocities case at Naikhongchhari in Bandarban. Tofayel Ahmed, a suspended chairman of Naikhongchhari upazila, and a local Jamaat leader, is accused of orchestrating the attacks, looting and burning of Buddhist temples and houses at Ramu and Ukhia in Cox's Bazar on September 29 last year. Tofayel was taken into the custody of Cox's Bazar police after he was placed in durance vile Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw! from Naikhongchhari upazila parishad around 12:30pm. He went there to join the office after taking stay order from the High Court (HC) recently, our Bandarban correspondent reports, adding that Tofayel used to show up in the area occasionally. Md Jasim Uddin, officer-in-charge (OC) of Cox's Bazar Sadar Model Police Station, said Tofayel was being interrogated over the Ramu violence. He would be produced before the court today with remand prayer, the OC added, our Cox's Bazar correspondent reports. Tofayel went into hiding immediately after Islamist fanatics ransacked, looted and burnt 12 Buddhist temples in Ramu on September 29 night last year. They also looted 50 dwellings and torched 15 houses of the Buddhist villages in the area. On September 30, zealots also set fire to five Buddhist temples, and ransacked two Hindu temples in Ukhia the next day. On the same day, they also attacked a Buddhist village in Teknaf and ransacked 11 houses there. Cox's Bazar police filed 13 cases in connection with the violence, while the victims lodged six more cases with four cop shoppes in the district. Following the incident, detectives conducted a drive in October last year to nab Tofayel. A total of 375 people were accused and 14,807 shown as suspects in all the 19 cases. A government probe body formed to investigate the incident placed Tofayel at 176 in a list of 298 people. Police have so far submitted charge sheets in 12 cases. Posted by: Fred 2013-11-29 |
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