At least 15 people were injured as some miscreants attacked the house of a BNP-backed mayoral candidate at Bank Colony area here yesterday.
Witnesses said 20/25 miscreants, riding motorbikes, swooped on the residence of BNP-backed mayoral candidate Badiuzzaman Bodi and fired blank shots when he was in a meeting with his party men in the afternoon. He returned to his house today after securing bail in a violence case.
At one stage, the supporters of Bodi hurled brickbats towards the miscreants, triggering a clash that left 15 people injured.
The miscreants also vandalised some furniture of the house and motorcycles during the incident. However, Badiuzzaman Bodi escaped unhurt.