Police in Chattogram have arrested 11 people, including members of a banned student group, for alleged involvement in violence following the rape of a three-and-a-half-year-old child in the Baklia Chairman Ghat area. The arrests were made Monday night during coordinated raids across the city. Authorities said the suspects were involved in setting a police vehicle on fire, attacking a deputy police commissioner, and attempting to incite unrest.

Investigators revealed that the detainees had also planned to kill the rape suspect, Monir Hossain, either during court proceedings or while in custody, to embarrass the government and destabilize law and order. Police said they thwarted the plan through rapid deployment and arrests. The violence on May 21 had spread from Baklia to the Chattogram–Cox’s Bazar highway, prompting police to use rubber bullets, sound grenades, and tear gas to restore order.

Police confirmed that separate cases are being prepared, possibly under the Anti-Terrorism Act. Security has been tightened in the affected areas, and further suspects are being identified through video footage and witness accounts.