Accused injures himself with blade in court
An accused in a case tried to commit suicide by slashing different parts of his body with a blade during his trial in a court in the city yesterday.
The accused was identified as Nayan, aged around 28.
He slashed his forehead, cheek and chest several times in the dock at the Second Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court before policemen and lawyers stopped him from doing so.
Court sources said the trial stopped for a while following the incident.
Nayan was taken to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital for treatment. Later, he was sent to court custody.
However, it could not be known how he got the blade in the dock.
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