40 injured as outsiders attack students

At least 40 students of Comilla Victoria Government College were injured in an attack by outsiders on Saturday night.

In the wake of the situation, the college authorities in an emergency Academic Council meeting yesterday declared Kabi Nazrul Hall closed sine die and asked the students to vacate the dormitory by afternoon.

Students and several teachers alleged that some outsiders of Dhramapur--Daulutpur area, adjacent to the hall, were engaged in stalking female students in front of the library building on October 6. Protesting the incident, students of the hall vandalised several shops and a motorbike in the area on the day.

As a sequel to this, three students of the hall were hacked in front of a shop in the area on Saturday night. As fellow students rushed to the spot to rescue the trio, some people of Dhramapur--Daulutpur area fired at least 60 bullets and hurled cocktails, leaving at least 40 students injured.

At one stage, the outsiders attacked the hall, cut the electricity line and vandalised rooms and motorbikes.

Police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control. The injured were taken to Comilla Medical College Hospital.

Mohammad Shamsuzzaman, inspector of Sadar Model Police Station, said the situation remained calm yesterday. Additional police have been deployed in the area to avert any further untoward incident, he added.

Md Abdur Rashid, principal of the college, formed a probe body to investigate the incident. The committee has been asked to submit its report within seven days.

The college authorities have also filed a general diary (GD) with Sadar Model Police Station in this connection.