Two men have been arrested in connection with the attack on a police inspector during an attempted robbery in Khulna.
The SRB-6 Special Company arrested Miraj, alias “Speaker Miraj”, 39, the alleged mastermind, and his associate Ibrahim Gazi, 42, in separate drives in Khulna.
Acting on a tip-off, an operational team conducted the drives in Kalabagan under Sonadanga Police Station and Tutpara under Khulna Sadar Police Station on Thursday.
According to the case statement, Police Inspector Shah Alam, 43, was travelling by rickshaw to the Police Club on 9 October when three unidentified muggers intercepted him in front of Collegiate School in the city.
The assailants attempted to snatch his money and mobile phone before striking both his wrists with a sharp machete, leaving him seriously injured.
Shah Alam, an unarmed police inspector working at the Khulna district circle office, was rescued with assistance from the officer-in-charge of Khulna Police Station and a mobile patrol team from Sonadanga Police Station.
He was initially taken to City Medical College Hospital and later transferred to Khulna Medical College Hospital as his condition was critical. On the advice of doctors in the surgery department, he was subsequently moved to Evercare Hospital in Dhaka for advanced treatment. He is currently receiving treatment there.
Sub-Inspector Mohammad Awal Hossain of the District Detective Branch filed a case with Khulna Sadar Police Station against unidentified suspects over the incident.
Police said Miraj, son of Faruk Mia and a resident of Haji Mohsin Road, has faced several cases involving serious injuries, theft and robbery at Aranghata and Khulna Sadar police stations under the Khulna Metropolitan Police.
Ibrahim Gazi, son of the late Akbar Ali and a resident of Sarkarpara in Tutpara, also has a case filed against him under the Narcotics Control Act at Khulna Sadar Police Station.
During preliminary interrogation, both men admitted to their direct involvement in the incident, according to the force.
SRB official said operations would continue to arrest accused persons in regular cases, convicted and warrant-listed offenders, armed criminals, drug traders, and those involved in high-profile murder and rape cases.
The two men are being prepared for handover to Khulna Sadar Police Station under the KMP for further legal proceedings, the force said.
