None held yet for stabbing baby girl in Nandail

No one has been arrested in connection with stabbing of a 17-month-old baby girl over land dispute in Nandail upazila of the district on Sunday morning.

Md Shahjahan, alias Puitya Shahjahan, stabbed the baby, daughter of his neighbour day labourer Deen Islam, at Chandipasha village in the upazila.

The victim Bithi Akhtar, is now undergoing treatment at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH).

Police said there was a longstanding conflict between Deen Islam and Md Shahjahan over nine decimals of land.

Deen Islam built a tin-shed house on the disputed land a couple of days ago, but Shahjahan and his men vandalised it. When Deen Islam went to rebuild the house there around 11:00am on Sunday, Shahjahan and his men went there and locked in an altercation with him, police said.

At one stage, Shahjahan and his followers attempted to hit Deen Islam with sharp weapons, but he fled the scene.

As the attackers did not find Deen Islam, they entered his house and snatched his daughter Bithi from Sharifa Khatun, a neighbour of Deen Islam, and took her outside the house. Shahjahan then stabbed the girl in her abdomen, leaving her critically injured.

Deen Islam lodged a case with Nandail Police Station the same night, accusing Shahjahan and 10 others.

Bithi's mother Beauty Begum said the condition of her daughter is improving, but she expressed her anger as the prime accused Shahjahan is yet to be arrested.

Contacted, Md Ataur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Nandail Police Station, said police drives are on in different areas to arrest the accused.