The police Tuesday arrested four persons in connection with the death incident of 10 people in Sathkania upazila of Chattogram district where thousands gathered for a charity giveaway on Monday (May14).
They were identified as Muridul Alam Murad, 27, Md Idris, 26, Habib Ahmed Sahed, 32 and Asgar Ali,28.
Officer-in-Charge of Satkania police station Rafiqul Islam said the arrested persons were supposed to maintain discipline of the crowd and they were arrested on charge of duty negligence.
The police is hunting all other accused of the murder case including Md Shahjahan, a business tycoon who organised charity giveaway, Rafiqul said.
Meanwhile, CMP Additional Police Commissioner Masud-Ul-Hasan at a press briefing held at the Dampara Police Line Tuesday said, “Obtaining prior permission from police is a must before organising any charity giveaway in the city.”
The organiser must seek written permission from the police mentioning the quantity, the spot and the date of such event, he said adding, “The police will give permission after verifying all information.”