A traffic police constable injured after being pushed off a battery-run autorickshaw by its driver in Chittagong has died while undergoing treatment.
The deceased, constable Abdul Quddus of the Traffic West Division of the city police, died on Wednesday morning at Chittagong Medical College Hospital.
Police said Abdul Quddus seized an illegal battery-run autorickshaw from the Rasmoni Ghat area under Pahartali Police Station on Friday night and was taking it to the Mansurabad dumping station, accompanied by the driver. On the way, the driver suddenly pushed him off the moving vehicle. He fell onto a road divider and suffered severe head injuries.
He was rescued by locals and admitted to Chittagong Medical College Hospital, where he remained in intensive care until he died at around 10am on Wednesday.
Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Wahidul Hoque Chowdhury told Dhaka Tribune that a case was filed on the day of the incident at Pahartali Police Station. He said the autorickshaw driver, Abdul Jalil, was later arrested with the help of locals and is now in jail.
