Attack on Bogra power office, 2 staff injured

A group of youths vandalised Bogra electric supply office at Satmatha intersection yesterday morning, protesting power outage in Nataipara area of the town the night before.

Two staff of the office--Lucky Akhtar, 42, and Mamunur Rashid, 32-- sustained minor injuries during the attack and received primary treatment at a local clinic.

Police picked up four of the attackers from the spot. They are Liton, 24, Saidul, 30, Abdul Aziz, 34, and Sagar, 27, of Nataipara area.

Locals said a transformer installed in Nataipara area on Saturaday afternoon blasted with a big bang around 11:00pm.

Local people repeatedly tried to contact emergency section of the power office over phones, but no one received the phone calls.

Being aggrieved at the callous attitude of the staff, a group of 12/15 local youths, riding 5/6 motorcycles attacked the office. They beat up the two staff and ransacked furniture and telephone sets at the emergency section.

Sensing the trouble, the other employees closed the gate of the main office building and informed the police.

On information, law enforcers went to the spot, caught the four attackers and seized three motorcycles, Officer-in-Charge Abul Bashar of Sadar Police Station said.