A lawyer named Yamin Ali was beaten until bloody by his opponents over a land dispute on the court premises in Rajshahi on Sunday. The attack occurred around 2:30pm in front of the RRF office on the court premises, after which fellow lawyers detained four people accused of involvement and handed them over to the police.
The injured lawyer, Yamin Ali, hails from Alokchhatra village in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi. He is the plaintiff in a land dispute case that was scheduled for a hearing on Sunday, and the accused side in the case allegedly carried out the attack. The four detained individuals have been identified as Mehedi Hasan, Md Niaz, Md Hasanul, and Abdul Khalek.
District and Sessions Judge’s Court public prosecutor, Roisul Islam confirmed these details to the media and said, the accused persons had previously assaulted Yamin Ali on the court premises for filing the case.
He explained that although a case was lodged over that earlier incident, police submitted a final report to the court without conducting a proper investigation, leaving the victim without justice. He noted that if justice had been served for the previous attack, today’s fresh violence would not have occurred.
Parvez Toufique Zahedi, general secretary of the Rajshahi Bar Association, said that Yamin Ali was standing near the canteen in front of the RRF office after court proceedings ended when opponents attacked him with bricks, bamboo, and sticks. The lawyer was left bleeding and was subsequently admitted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.
Lawyers detained four people accused of participating in the assault and handed them over to the police.
Rajpara Police Station inspector (investigation) Abu Zafar, told the media that four people have been taken into police custody over the attack. He added , a case is expected to be filed by the bar association regarding the incident, following which the detained individuals will be shown arrested.
