BCL activist 'beats up' woman tea seller at JU

A Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activist of Jahangirnagar University allegedly beat up a female tea stall owner on the campus yesterday over payment of dues.   

The incident took place in front of Mir Mosharraf Hossain Hall.

The accused activist, Syed Layeb Ali, is a master's student of philosophy and resident of the hall. He is loyal to JU BCL general secretary SM Abu Sufian Chanchal.

Tea stall owner Ayesha Khatun Rubi, 35, said, “I just asked him to pay his dues. But he hurled abuse at me and beat me up with a bamboo stick.”

Denying the allegation, Layeb said, “The woman asked for dues. But I hardly buy anything from the stall. I asked her to show me the bills, but she couldn't. She also got into an altercation with me.”

Contacted, Chanchal said, “There was an alteration between them, and she got hurt while locking the stall's door. No BCL activist beat her.”

He also said, “Steps would be taken after looking into the matter.”

The hall provost, Prof Shafi Md Tareq, said, “It's an unexpected incident. I already gave directives to look into the matter. Steps would be taken soon.”