Eight-year-old Shahdat Hossain Sourav, who was allegedly shot by Gaibandha 1 lawmaker Manjurul Islam Liton, is apprehensive of being attacked by the MP’s musclemen again.
The minor boy returned to his home in Charan village under Gaibandha’s Sundarganj upazila from Rangpur Medical College Hospital on Monday after 24 days of treatment.
His father sought cooperation from the district administration for the safety of his family. In response to his plea, the district administration has deployed two village policemen to vigil around Sourav’s house.
Sourav told the Dhaka Tribune: “I want to go to school like before, want to play with my friends. But I am afraid all the time. Even in my dreams, I see associates of MP Liton kidnapping me.”
Sourav, who is currently facing difficulties in walking, would be able to walk normally within a few days, according to his doctors.
According to the Sourav’s family, the child was shot by MP Liton on October 2.
Sourav suffered bullet wounds to both legs. His father Shaju Miya filed an attempt to murder case against lawmaker Liton with Sundarganj police station the next day.
A team of Detective Branch arrested MP Liton from Uttara in Dhaka on October 14.
However, a tensed environment is prevailing in the village after Sourav’s return. Sourav’s mother Selina Begum said: “We feel scared to go outside house. We cannot get back to normal life as we are panic-stricken.”
Sourav’s father Shaju Miya claimed that MP Liton was influential and belonged to the government. So his associates might cause them harm.
Sundarganj police OC Israil Hossain said law enforcers were alert to ensure protection of Sourav and family round-the-clock and they would continue being so.