Setting an example for the police force, a constable of Tourist Police Bangladesh lost his life while saving a tourist from muggers at Jammu intersection in Cox’s Bazar yesterday.
Around 7:30am, the deceased constable Md Parvez, 25, came forward to rescue a tourist named Zakir in the bus parking area at the intersection.
Six muggers blocked Zakir’s way as he came out of the restaurant in the area. They snatched away Tk6,500 from him, according to a press statement of Bangladesh Police Headquarters.
Hearing Zakir’s screaming, Assistant Superintendent of Tourist Police Zahirul Islam, who was standing in plainclothes nearby, approached with his two constables.
Zakir hailed from Narayanganj and had come to Cox’s Bazar on a vacation. The team chased the muggers and detained Abu Taher, 28, and Abdul Malik, 24, among the six, said the statement.
At one point of fighting, Abu Taher started stabbing Parvez with a knife. He repeatedly stabbed Parvez, however, Parvez did not let go Taher. Soon other constables came forward and caught Taher.
In a severely injured condition, Parvez was taken to a nearby hospital where the doctors declared him dead.
Hospital’s emergency unit doctor Nobel Kumar Barua said Parvez was stabbed eight times on his chest and abdomen.
Expressing profound shock over the death of Parvez, Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque said the heroic act of Parvez would boost up the morals and dutifulness of those involved with the police force of the country.
