Dhaka:Police have detained five individuals following an attack on a police patrol team and the vandalism of a government vehicle in Dhaka's Hazaribagh area. The incident also left a constable injured.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) revealed in a press release that the attack occurred after a patrol team from the Hazaribagh Police Station responded to a complaint received through the national emergency service 999. The complaint involved unauthorized entry onto the roof of a house in the Char Washpur area.
While investigating the complaint, the police team was unexpectedly assaulted by a group of individuals. The attackers injured the vehicle's driver, a constable, using a sharp cleaver on his right wrist and shoulder, and also damaged the glass and body of the government pickup van. Additional police personnel were dispatched to the scene, causing the attackers to disperse.
The injured constable was initially treated at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital before being transferred to Rajarbagh Central Police Hospital. A case has been filed with the Hazaribagh Police Station regarding the incident. Subsequent police operations led to the arrest of Md Billal Hossain Sani, 20; Afsana Akter Riya, 24; Fatema Akter Sonia, 37; Md Rubel Mazi alias Rod Rubel, 30; and Maidul Islam Tamim, 20.
Efforts are ongoing to apprehend other suspects who are still at large, as noted in the release.