, Aug. 16 -- A case has been filed against 2000 unnamed people in connection with the looting of stones from Bholaganj stone quarry in Companiganj upazila of Sylhet district.

Director General (joint secretary) of Bureau of Mineral Development (BMD), Anwarul Habib filed the case with Companiganj Police Station on Friday night, said Uzayer Al Mahmud Adnan, officer-in-charge of Companiganj Police Station.

Meanwhile, police arrested five people on Saturday for their alleged involvement in looting stones, said OC Uzayer.

The arrestees were Mohammad Kamal alias Picchi Kamal, 45, Abu Sayed, 21 and Abul Kalam, 32, Iman Ali, 28 and Jahangir Alam, 35 of the upazila.

Among them, Iman and Jahangir were arrested along with two trucks loaded with s...