Unknown miscreants hack a member of military police
at Kochukhet checkpost near Dhaka Cantonment on Tuesday morning.
Policemen are inspecting the scene where the incident took place. Photo:
Shaheen Mollah
The attack took place near to the Dhaka Cantonment on Tuesday. Photo: Shaheen Mollah
- Attacker chased down, identity not disclosed
- Brandishes blood smeared machete
- ISPR says injuries are minor
An unknown assailant stabbed a member of military police at Kochukhet checkpost in Dhaka this morning.
Confirming the incident, Syed Qaiyum Zaman Khan, deputy commissioner of Mirpur zone of police, told The Daily Star that a man has been arrested in this connection.
The injured victim, Samidul Islam, who is aged between 28 and 30, was taken to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka, added Syed Qaiyum Khan.
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Asked about the identity of the attacker who was chased down later, the police officer declined to do so for the sake of investigation.
Describing the man, locals said he was wearing shirt and lungi and has beard.
In a press release issued in the afternoon, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said a pedestrian struck an on-duty military police with a sharp weapon from behind in Kafrul.
"The military police has been slightly injured. Other on-duty members of the armed forces detained a suspected attacker,” reads the press release.
An investigation is already underway to unearth the details, it adds.
The incident took place at 8:45am when Samidul was working at a checkpost at Kachukhet near Dhaka Cantonment along with 3-4 colleagues.
A man, aged around 30, crossed the road from the other side and swooped on the military police with a machete, witnesses said.
The
attacker entered a five-storied building near North Kafrul High School
in Dhaka after he was chased by local people and law enforcers on
Tuesday. Photo: Shaheen Mollah
