Police have arrested another individual in connection with the attack, vandalism, and looting at the Radda MCH-FP Center in the capital's Mirpur Section-1. The arrested man, Tarikul Islam, is identified as a leader of the Ward No. 11 Jubo Dal and a resident of the Pora Bosti area in Kalyanpur, Mirpur.
On Sunday (October 4), Mizanur Rahman, Inspector (Operations) of Mirpur Police Station, stated that a case was filed against Tarik around 3:00 AM on charges of extortion.
He said that Tarik was arrested and produced before the court, which ordered him to be sent to jail.
Inspector Mizanur added that Tarikul identified himself as a ward-level Jubo Dal leader. There are two pre-existing cases against him involving land grabbing and extortion.
The attack on the Radda MCH-FP Center in Mirpur-1 took place in the early hours of September 24.
According to the complaint, over two hundred masked individuals armed with local weapons entered the health center and initially held two security guards hostage. Before demolishing the entire facility using heavy machinery, the attackers looted valuable equipment, medicines, vaccines, cash, and other items.
A total of 19 people have been arrested in connection with this incident so far.
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