Poison Found in Drinking Water at Jungle Salimpur Police Outpost, Sabotage Suspected as Samples Sent for Testing

❐ Staff Correspondent

There have been allegations of poisoning of the water used at the Alinagar police outpost in Jangal Salimpur of Sitakunda upazila of Chittagong. This has raised concerns about sabotage. It is suspected that a policeman has been targeted in Jangal Salimpur, a sanctuary for terrorists and militancy.

On Sunday morning, July 26, police members were concerned after they noticed unusual white foam and a strong odor in the water. Later, water samples were collected and sent to the laboratory.

However, the test results have not been released yet, so it is still not certain whether there were any toxic substances in the water.

After the incident, senior police officials visited the scene and initiated an investigation into the matter.

According to police sources, when members of the Alinagar police outpost went to drink water as usual, they noticed white foam and an unusual smell in the water they took in a glass. As the matter seemed suspicious, they refrained from drinking the water.

Later, when the matter was reported to higher authorities, police officers reached the spot and collected water samples and sent them to the laboratory. As a result, due to precautions, no police personnel were physically harmed.

Sitakunda Police Station OC (Investigation) Md. Alamgir Hossain said he was informed about the incident.

He said that water samples have been sent for testing. However, he could not provide any definitive information about who or for what purpose might have caused such an incident.

On the other hand, Sitakunda Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md. Mohinul Islam was contacted several times to get his statement on the matter, but his statement could not be obtained.

Fear of sabotage, but waiting for test results

Although there have been local speculations about sabotage following the incident, the police are not saying anything definitively yet about whether the water was poisoned or whether it was a planned incident. The real cause of the incident will depend on the investigation and laboratory reports.

Law enforcement agencies have been conducting operations in the Jungle Salimpur area for a long time to combat land grabbers and terrorist activities. In the past, there have been attacks on law enforcement installations, shootings at RAB camps, and vandalism of government installations in the area.

However, no official comment has been made by the administration so far on whether the current incident is linked to any previous incidents.

The source of the unusual foam and foul smell in the water at the police outpost is now the main subject of investigation. It is not possible to say for sure whether the allegations of poisoning are true until the results of the chemical test of the water are released and the investigation is completed.