Gunmen attack vehicle carrying customs officials in broad daylight in Chittagong

Local Correspondent
A vehicle carrying two customs officials was attacked by gunmen in broad daylight in Agrabad, Chittagong.

The attack took place at around 10:35 am on Thursday, December 4, in the Agrabad CDA residential area of ​​Doublemooring police station, officials said. The attackers broke the window of the car.

The two officers quickly got out of the car and fled through the alleyway as the attackers threatened to shoot them with guns.

The two officials in the car are Revenue Officer (RO) Md. Asaduzzaman Khan and Assistant Revenue Officer (ARO) Badrul Arefin of the AIR branch of Chittagong Customs. Customs officials have expressed anger over the attack on two customs officials with a machete in broad daylight.

Md. Asaduzzaman said that in the morning, while they were on their way from home to the office, three motorcycle-riding men blocked their car. For no reason, the miscreants started breaking the car window with machetes and threatened to ‘shoot, shoot’. Sensing the situation, they quickly got out of the car and fled through a nearby alley to save their lives.

He also said that they did not recognize any of the attackers. He believes that someone dissatisfied with the work of the AIR branch on various cases could have carried out the attack.

He said that he filed a GDO at Bandar Police Station a few days ago after receiving threats on his mobile phone.

Doublemooring Police Station OC Babul Azad said that after receiving the information, the police visited the scene. CCTV footage from the area showed that two men on a motorcycle stopped the car and kicked the left side window, breaking the glass. Initially, it seems that this happened due to a previous dispute.

He also said that the officers who were attacked had previously filed a GD with the Bandar Police Station.

The OC also said that no written complaint has been received yet. Appropriate action will be taken if a complaint is received.