A court here today granted a three-day remand to Office Secretary of Kotwali Thana Awami League (AL) Sohel Rana Emon in the case of attacks on the Anti-Discrimination Student-People Movement on July 19 last in the city. Rangpur Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court Judge Md Soyebur Rahman granted the remand when the Investigating Officer (IO) of the case Sub-inspector (SI) Nurun Nabi produced the accused with a 10-day remand prayer. "After hearing from both sides, the Judge granted Sohel's three-day police remand in the attempted murder case," the IO told local reporters. Earlier, Kotwali Thana police arrested Sohel last night from the city. During the Anti-Discrimination Student-People Movement, police and leaders and activists of AL and its associate bodies attacked students and people in Rangpur City Market area on July 19 injuring Mamdel Hossain and many others. While undergoing treatment, injured Mamdel's left side leg below the knee and three fingers of his left hand were amputated. In this incident, Mamdel's maternal uncle Abul Kashem filed a case of attempted murder as the plaintiffs citing names of 80 people with 400-500 others as unknown accused on August 25. Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha
