Tension flared in Chattogram city’s Bakalia area this afternoon after hundreds of people gathered and tried to snatch from police custody a man accused of sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl.
Till the filing of this report at 8:15pm, the mob seemed determined to snatch the detainee from the police. Videos have surfaced online of police firing shots to bring the situation under control.
The accused, Monir Hossen, 35, works at a local decoration shop, said police.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Solaiman, of Bakalia Police Station, said according to the child’s family, Monir Hossen sexually abused the four-year-old girl after taking her inside a decoration shop near her house. Later, the child narrated the incident to her parents.
Following the incident, the child’s family held Monir and took him to their house.
After the news spread in the locality, hundreds gathered in front of the house to beat the accused. On information, police also rushed to the spot, the OC added.
A witness said as the public became furious and tried to snatch the accused, police opened fire to bring the situation under control at around 6:00pm. Chases and counter chases ensued between police and the mob.
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