Police Officers, Including OC, Beaten Inside Police Station at Midnight

Staff Reporter

Following the attacks on over 460 police stations, numerous police killings, and looting of arms and ammunition after August 5 last year, a pressing question has emerged: “The police ensure public safety, but who ensures the safety of the police?”

This question has resurfaced after a youth, Abdur Razzak Fahim, launched a sudden attack inside Pallabi Police Station in the capital, injuring Officer-in-Charge (OC) Nazrul Islam and two other police officers. Police have arrested Fahim and three others in connection with the incident.

The incident occurred around 1:45 AM on Monday, March 10, in the duty officer’s room at Pallabi Police Station. The injured police officers are OC Nazrul Islam, Second Officer Shariful Islam, and Armed Sub-Inspector (ASI) Md. Nasir.

Confirming the incident, OC Nazrul Islam said, “Abdur Razzak Fahim entered the police station around 2:00 AM and claimed that a murder had taken place in the area. When we told him that no such complaint had been filed, he questioned, ‘Why are you hiding this? Your duty officer knows about it.'”

When the youth was taken to the duty officer’s room, other service seekers present there also said they were unaware of any such incident.

The OC added, “When I asked for his identity, he refused to provide it. As I tried to escort him out by holding his hand, he suddenly started punching and kicking me. When ASI Nasir tried to intervene, Fahim broke one of his fingers. He also punched Second Officer Shariful in the forehead. We eventually managed to arrest him.”

Nazrul Islam further stated, “After his arrest, Fahim revealed that three accomplices were waiting outside in a car. Upon questioning them, we learned they were from Gazipur and had come out for a night drive. We brought them to the station. Fahim is also from Gazipur.”

The OC mentioned that after the incident, the three injured officers were taken to Kurmitola Hospital, where an X-ray revealed that ASI Nasir’s finger was broken. He also confirmed that preparations are underway to file a case regarding the incident.