Cox’s Bazar Correspondent: Miscreants attacked the Sadar Model Police Station to free the chairman of PMkhali Union Parishad (UP), Mohammad Abdullah, who was arrested by the joint forces in Cox’s Bazar. Some members of the police were injured in the brick-pelting of the attackers. Police have arrested two people for their alleged involvement in the attack.
The attack happened on Monday (September 23) afternoon. The injured are undergoing treatment at Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital. Superintendent of Police of Cox’s Bazar Muhammad Rahmat Ullah came to inspect the police station after receiving the news.
Those arrested in this incident are Mohammad Shahed, son of Abdul Quader of Chankhola area, Ward No. 2 of PMkhali Union, and Muminul Haque, son of Amir Hamza of the same area.
Abdullah is the son of Chairman of Pimkhali Union Parishad of Cox’s Bazar Sadar Upazila and resident of Chankhola village, Alhaj Fazlul Haque.
Superintendent of Police Muhammad Rahmat Ullah said that the joint forces raided the PMkhali Union Parishad on Monday afternoon and arrested Chairman Abdullah and sent him to the police station for his involvement in the death of a student in Cox’s Bazar. Around 3 am, his followers attacked the police station and tried to free him. Two of our policemen were injured while stopping them. Later, the police chased them, dispersed them, and brought the situation under control. Two people have been arrested for their involvement in the attack.
The SP also said that everyone involved in the attack on the police station will be identified and brought under the law within 24 hours.
Some who came to the police station from PMkhali said that Abdullah is a popular chairman. There is no case against him. He was arrested without any crime. So ordinary people got angry and came to protest at the police station.
Faizul Azim Noman, OC of Cox’s Bazar Model Police Station, said that when Abdullah was brought to the police station by the joint forces, 50-60 of his followers came together and attacked Sadar police station and tried to take him away. The process of arresting Abdullah in the case of Ahsan Habib’s murder in Cox’s Bazar is underway. After seeing the video footage of the attack, the police are working in the field to bring those involved under the law.
