Five injured in attack at Shikalbaha Power Plant

Five staff members of a private company at Shikalbaha 225 megawatt power plant were injured when they came under attack by a co-worker and some locals at the site located under Karnaphuli Police Station in Patiya upazila of the district yesterday.

The injured, Abdul Malek, Roni, Fuad, Azad and Imran Ahmed, were admitted to a private clinic in the city, said officials of the power station.

Contacted, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, senior assistant director of Power Development Board (PDB), said an Indian company, LNT, is the contractor of the under-construction 225 megawatt power plant and the company gave sub-contract to a local company, UML.

A security guard appointed by the UML had locked in an altercation with an official of the company on Saturday afternoon and he left without joining duty in the night shift.

He came back yesterday morning with some locals and attacked the staff of the company, said Monirruzzaman.

Contacted, Mamun Al Basri, executive engineer of PDB, said Nuruzzaman came with some locals and attacked UML staff with iron rods and sticks. The security guard was suspended and filing of a case in this connection was under process.

Contacted, Rafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge of Karnaphuli Police Station, said they were investigating the incident.