A woman police constable narrowly escaped an alleged abduction attempt by two unidentified youths while returning home after duty in Juri upazila of Moulvibazar on Tuesday night.
The incident took place around 8pm near the West Juri Union Parishad office in the Harirampur area of the upazila headquarters.
The constable, who is posted at Juri Police Station, was walking home after completing her duty.
Her husband, also a constable at the same police station, lives with her in a rented house near the union parishad office.
According to police, quoting the woman’s account, she was not wearing her uniform when she was returning home. As she reached an isolated spot near the union parishad office, a young man approached her from behind and covered her mouth.
He then attempted to drag her towards an open space beside the road, where another youth was waiting on a motorcycle.
Her screams alerted nearby residents, who rushed to the scene. The two youths then fled towards the railway station on their motorcycle.
No belongings were taken from the woman constable during the incident.
Juri Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Rafiqul Islam said police had examined footage from several nearby CCTV cameras as the area was poorly lit.
One CCTV recording showed two youths on a motorcycle, with one of them following the woman as she walked along the road. Moments later, several people were seen rushing towards the spot, he said.
The OC said police initially suspected the incident to be an attempted mugging.
Police are working to identify and arrest the two suspects, he added.
