The incident took place at around 8pm on Tuesday, 10 November, near the West Juri Union Parishad office in the Harirampur area of Juri upazila. Police are examining CCTV footage from nearby locations to identify the suspects.
The 30-year-old constable is currently posted at Juri Police Station. Her husband also serves as a constable at the same station. The couple live in a rented house near the West Juri Union Parishad office.
According to the woman’s husband, his wife regularly walks home alone after finishing her shift at the police station. On Tuesday evening, she was returning home on foot after completing her duty. She was not wearing her police uniform at the time.
As she approached a relatively isolated stretch of road near the union parishad office, one of the two young men allegedly approached her from behind and clamped a hand over her mouth. He then attempted to force her towards an unoccupied area beside the road.
A second young man was reportedly waiting nearby on a motorcycle. The situation changed when the woman began shouting for help. Hearing her cries, people from the surrounding area rushed towards the location. The two suspects quickly fled on their motorcycle in the direction of Juri railway station.
Her husband said the attackers did not take any belongings from his wife. The apparent absence of theft has raised questions about the motive behind the incident, although the precise intention of the suspects has yet to be established.
He added that they would consult senior police officials before deciding on further action in connection with the incident.
Local residents also responded to the woman’s cries. BNP leader Emdadul Haque, whose residence is close to the location, said he and his wife rushed outside after hearing the sudden shouting. As neighbours, they recognised the female constable when they reached the scene.
Other police personnel from Juri Police Station subsequently arrived at the location and began making enquiries.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Juri Police Station, Md Rafiqul Islam, said the area was dark when the incident occurred. However, investigators have reviewed CCTV footage from several cameras installed in the surrounding area.
According to the OC, footage from one camera shows two young men travelling on a motorcycle. One of them appears to follow the female constable as she walks along the road. A short while later, the recording shows several people rushing towards the location, apparently after hearing her cries.
Police initially suspect that the incident may have involved an attempted robbery. However, investigators are also seeking to establish the suspects’ actual motive and whether the woman was deliberately targeted.
The police have begun efforts to identify and apprehend the two young men seen in the CCTV footage. Their identities and whereabouts have not yet been confirmed.
The incident has drawn attention to the safety risks faced by people travelling alone at night, particularly along poorly lit and relatively isolated roads. It also highlights the importance of surveillance cameras and the prompt response of local residents in preventing potentially serious crimes.
Although the constable escaped without losing any belongings, the circumstances of the attack remain under investigation. Police are expected to establish what prompted the two men to approach her and whether the incident was an attempted robbery or involved a different motive.
