A village policeman, who was injured in a clash during the second phase of upazila polls in Sonaimuri upazila of Noakhali, died in the early hours of Sunday while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH). He was 55.
The deceased was identified as Jamal Uddin, 55, son of late Abdul Hakim Moulavi. He hailed from Dhannopur village of the upazila and died at around 4:00am as he received severe stab wounds throughout his whole body, Dr Rofikul Islam, registrar of neurosurgery department of DMCH, told the Dhaka Tribune.
Contacted, Mozammel Haque, inspector of Dhaka Medical College police outpost, told the Dhaka Tribune the body was handed over to the victim’s son Ripon having performed autopsy in the morgue.
According to police, Jamal was on duty at Dhonnopur Dakhil Madrasa polling centre on February 27 on the day of voting and was stabbed by some miscreants, who attacked the polling centre at around 03:00pm, when he tried to resist.
Later, he was admitted in a local clinic but as his condition started deteriorating, he was shifted to DMCH. He, however, succumbed to his injures there on Sunday.
Abdu Samad, officer-in-charge of Sonaimuri police station, told the Dhaka Tribune: “Jamal received serious injuries during a clash between two rival groups centering upazila polls on February 27.”
“The victim was discharging his professional duty during the clash,” he said, adding that a case was filed with police station in this connection against 60 unidentified people.
During a hospital visit on Sunday, this correspondent found Jamal’s son taking the body to home after completing all hospital formalities as tears rolled down his face.
When asked, Ripon, with a broken voice, said his father was on polls duty but died after falling prey to political clash. Will any political party take responsibility for my father’s death, Ripon told this correspondent in a frustrated voice.
