Two JCD cadres arrested for stabbing cop in Sylhet

Police recovered the metal detectors about two hours after the incident.

A group of four JCD cadres stabbed Sub-inspector Abdul Matin of the Detective Branch of Sunamganj and snatched his bag containing the metal detectors and his clothes at about 2:15pm when he was returning from Moulvibazar in an autorickshaw after attending the security duty for the prime minister.

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The gang riding on motorbikes intercepted the autorickshaw near the Sylhet centre of Radio Bangladesh. They asked Matin to hand over the bag, but when he refused, they stabbed him and sped away with the bag.

At about 4:00pm, Kotwali police found the metal detectors lying abandoned in nearby Sagardighirpar area. They also arrested JCD cadres Abdus Sabur and Anwar.