Police Attacked While Investigating Under-Construction Madrasa; Seven, Including Women, Arrested

❐ District Representative

Police have been accused of attacking police while investigating a land dispute in Companiganj, Noakhali. Police have arrested seven people, including a woman, in the incident.

The incident took place at around 1 pm on Tuesday, August 11, at the house of Haba Safid in the Moudud School Road area of ​​Ward No. 9 of Basurhat Municipality.

The injured police members are Police Inspector (Investigation) of Companiganj Police Station Manjur Ahmed, Sub-Inspector (SI) of Companiganj Police Station Arif Mohinuddin, Police Constables Md. Ichak, Md. Yusuf and Shahadat Hossain.

Police and locals said that Darul Ihsan Madrasa Chairman Md. Nurul Absar named seven people, including Manik Mia, from the same area, and accused 9-10 other unidentified people of demanding extortion, threatening to kill, and causing damage.

Police members including Police Inspector (Investigation) of Companiganj Police Station Manjur Ahmed and SI Arif Mohiuddin went to the spot for a preliminary investigation of the complaint around 1 pm on Tuesday. When the police left the spot after the investigation, the complainant called and said that the defendants were vandalizing the CCTV cameras of the under-construction building.

It is alleged that the defendants attacked the police when police members went there again and asked them about the reason for the vandalism.

At that time, a policeman was injured by throwing bricks and hitting him with sticks.

Later, Chemna Khatun, Biadhuni, Monowara, Ayesha, Aji Ullah, Abu Sufian and Boba Jaber, suspected of involvement in the attack, were arrested from the Companiganj Upazila Government Hospital and taken to the police station. Police members also received primary treatment at the hospital.

However, the relative of the arrested, Md. Babul, claimed that the police grabbed my shirt collar during an argument. Then they beat up the women in the house. Then the women threw bricks on the road at the police. Two policemen were slightly injured in the incident.

According to the police, there is a dispute between the two parties over the land where the madrasa building is under construction. The defendant party has filed a case with the Noakhali Sessions Judge’s Court, claiming hereditary rights to the land. On the other hand, the plaintiff party claims to own the land by purchase.

Police Inspector (Investigation) of Companiganj Police Station Manjur Ahamed said, “Five policemen, including me, were injured during the investigation. The matter of filing a case in connection with the attack on the police is under process. Seven people, including a woman, have been immediately arrested.”

Besides, after the incident, the chairman of Darul Ihsan Madrasa, Md. Nurul Absar, filed a case as the plaintiff.