Rivals allegedly stab AL MP in Barisal
Ruling Awami League lawmaker from Barisal-2 (Banaripara-Wazirpur) constituency Manirul Islam Moni allegedly came under attack at Hospital Road in the city early yesterday and was admitted to a local hospital with a minor injury.
Receiving treatment at the Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH), lawmaker Moni complained to the journalists that his rivals, in cooperation with Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and Islami Chhatra Shibir men, carried out the attack on him around 2:00 am when he reached his father-in-law's house.
Taking advantage of the deteriorating law and order situation and absence of police patrol, the attackers made an attempt on his life by stabbing. He suffered injury to his hand while trying to resist. The offenders fled the scene after local people and his in-laws came forward to rescue him, narrated Moni.
Dr Nazrul Islam, associate professor of surgery of SBMCH, said there was only a minor scratch mark on Moni's hand and he was advised to take rest.
Denying the observations of the lawmaker about the law and order situation, Abdur Rahim, commissioner of Barisal Metropolitan Police, said it was a stray incident over a land dispute between in-laws of the MP and their neighbours.
The police detained one Riaz Hossain, 22, son of Bakul Begum and neighbour of Kader Gazi, the father-in-law of the MP. No case was lodged in this connection till filing of this report.
The detainee denied carrying out attack on the MP claiming that he was waiting in front of the house to complain about dumping waste on their premises by the in-laws of the MP.
Without paying heed to the complaint, the MP beat me and handed over to police, added Riaz.
Hearing the report of attack, followers of the lawmaker brought out a protest procession at Wazirpur and Banaripara upazila town and blocked the Barisal-Dhaka highway for half an hour.
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