Police have detained a 35-year-old man for allegedly entering a classroom and repeatedly slamming a Class 6 student to the ground at a school in Sirajdikhan Upazila of Munshiganj.
The incident took place at around 10am on Thursday inside the “Golap” section classroom of Rajdia Abhay Pilot School and College in Isapura Union. CCTV footage of the assault, showing the man dragging the student by his neck and repeatedly slamming him onto the floor, has gone viral on social media.
The victim was identified as Md Habib, 12, a student in the school’s “Golap” section and son of Md Hossen from the Ramananda area. The detainee, identified as Nahid Sheikh, 35, is the son of the late Abduz Jabbar Sheikh from East Rajdia village.
Nahid is a cousin of Habib’s classmate, Atiqur Rahman.
According to police and school authorities, a dispute took place between Habib and Atiqur on Wednesday. Biswajit Ghosh, the headmaster of that institution, had subsequently settled the matter between the two boys.
On Thursday morning, following the daily assembly, students had returned to their respective classrooms. At around 10:15am, Nahid Sheikh entered the classroom under the pretext of meeting his cousin Atiqur.
Once inside, he dragged Habib from his bench, held him by the neck, punched and kicked him, and lifted him into the air twice before slamming him onto the floor in front of frightened classmates.
As the terrified students began screaming, teachers rushed to the spot. Headmaster Biswajit Ghosh escorted Nahid to his office and immediately alerted the police. Officers from Sirajdikhan Police Station arrived shortly afterwards and took Nahid into custody.
Md Alauddin, officer-in-charge (OC) of Sirajdikhan Police Station, confirmed that the assault stemmed from Wednesday’s altercation between the two students, adding that legal proceedings and the filing of a case against the detainee are currently underway.
School authorities, teachers, parents, and managing committee guardian member Jahangir Alam expressed deep indignation over the incident, with the headmaster demanding strict legal action against the perpetrator.
