Hazaribagh:Police have apprehended five individuals in connection with an assault on a police patrol team in Hazaribagh. The incident involved vandalism of a government vehicle and the injury of a police constable by a sharp weapon.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the arrested individuals include Md Billal Hossain Sunny, 20, Afsana Akter Riya, 24, Fatema Akter Sonia, 37, Md Rubel Maji, alias Rod Rubel, 30, and Maidul Islam Tamim, 20. The attack occurred after police responded to an emergency call reporting unauthorized entry in the Char Washpur area around 225 am on Saturday.
The patrol team was reportedly attacked by a group of people while investigating the complaint. During the attack, the assailants used a chapati, a type of sharp weapon, to injure the police driver, a constable, on his right wrist and shoulder. Additionally, the windscreen and body of the police's government pickup van were damaged.
The attackers fled the scene upon the arrival of additional police personnel. The injured constable was initially taken to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital and later transferred to the Central Police Hospital in Rajarbagh for further treatment.
Md Aktar Hossain, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Media and Public Relations), stated that the suspects have been presented before a court with a request for a 10-day remand. A case has been filed at the Hazaribagh Police Station, and police operations are ongoing to apprehend other individuals involved in the attack who remain at large.