UNO injured in mob attack over death of man in Chuadanga Star Digital Report Star Digital Report
The Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Jibannagar upazila in Chuadanga was injured in a mob attack after a man was crushed to death under a soil-laden tractor in Chuadanga s Jibannagar upazila.
SM Munim Lincoln, the UNO of Jibannagar upazila went to the spot with a police team to calm the mob down after the accident at 12:30pm today, reports our Kushtia correspondent.
According to local sources and our Kushtia correspondent, the mob hurled brickbats at the UNO. The mob also detained the UNO for about an hour until police went to the spot and rescued him, sources said.
Mob attacks Jibannagar UNO Our Correspondent, Kushtia Our Correspondent, Kushtia
A mob yesterday attacked SM Munim Lincoln, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Jibannagar in Chuadanga, as he tried to free a tractor that was held by the locals for killing a man.
Police rescued the UNO almost an hour after he was attacked around 12:30pm.
According to locals, Ohidul Biswas, of Bathangachhi village in Maheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah, was riding a bicycle in Jibannagar s Katapole village with his son.
A locally made mud-laden tractor was going on the wrong side of the road and hit the bicycle, leaving Ohidul dead on the spot and his eight-year-old son critically injured.