Police have arrested three people over an attack on the Joydebpur Railway Police Outpost in Gazipur, allegedly carried out in an attempt to free two suspects detained with drugs. The arrests were made on Thursday night (15 October) in a joint operation by Gazipur Metropolitan Police’s Sadar Metro Police Station and railway police.
Two separate cases have been filed in connection with the incident, including one over the attack on the police outpost and another relating to the detention of the two suspects with drugs.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Shuvo, 20, Sanowar Hossain Hridoy, 23, and Yasin, 26. Police arrested them on the night of the incident following the attack.
Faruk Hossain, in-charge of the Joydebpur Railway Police Outpost, said separate cases had been filed over the attack and the detention of the two individuals with drugs. Nurul Islam, an assistant sub-inspector (ATSI) who was injured in the attack, filed both cases with Dhaka Railway Police Station.
Zainal Abedin, officer-in-charge of Dhaka Railway Police Station, said the three suspects had been arrested in connection with the attack. He added that the two individuals detained with drugs, identified as Anich, 18, and Shimla Akter, 22, would also be shown as arrested in connection with the assault and drug cases before being sent to court.
Gazipur Metropolitan Police’s Sadar Metro Police Station has handed the two detainees over to railway police. They are expected to be produced before a court in Dhaka.
Anich is the son of Haresh Mia of Gafargaon in Mymensingh district. Shimla Akter is the daughter of Selim Mia of the Chaa-Bagan Bashtala area in Ward 29 under Gazipur Sadar Police Station.
According to police, railway officers detained Anich and Shimla with yaba tablets at Platform No. 2 of Joydebpur Railway Station at around 5.30pm on Thursday. They were subsequently taken to the railway police outpost for further legal proceedings.
After learning about their detention, a group of around 25 to 30 people allegedly arrived at the outpost carrying sharp weapons. The group attacked the facility and attempted to free the two detainees.
When police personnel tried to stop them, the attackers allegedly assaulted officers with sharp weapons. Nurul Islam and Constable Ashikur Rahman sustained injuries in the incident.
The injured officers were taken to Gazipur Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital for treatment.
Following the attack, Gazipur Metropolitan Police’s Sadar Metro Police Station and railway police launched a joint operation, leading to the arrest of the three suspects later that night.
Police are investigating both cases and pursuing further legal action against those arrested. The circumstances surrounding the attack and the alleged attempt to free the two detainees remain part of the ongoing investigation.
