The National Citizen Party (NCP) has alleged that police refused to file a case over an attack on its chief coordinator, Nasiruddin Patwary, in Kushtia. Police, however, denied the allegation, saying legal action would be taken if a written complaint was submitted.

The incident reportedly took place on Sunday (October 4) evening at the entrance of the Fakir Lalon Shain’s shrine in Kumarkhali, Kushtia. The NCP alleged that leaders and activists of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) were involved in the attack.

Following the incident, NCP Kushtia district convener Jannatul Ferdous Tony, member secretary Sultan Maruf Talha and other party activists reportedly waited at Kumarkhali Police Station from 9pm until 1am to file a case. They alleged that police did not accept the complaint.

NCP leaders claimed that they spoke several times with the officer-in-charge (OC) and the superintendent of police regarding the case, but the police delayed taking action. They further alleged that BNP and its affiliated organisation leaders and activists gathered around the police station and chanted slogans against them. They later returned to Kushtia town under police protection around 1am.

Kumarkhali Police Station OC Jamal Uddin denied the allegations. He said no written complaint had been received so far and that legal action would be taken if a complaint was submitted in writing. He also denied that NCP leaders and activists had been confined at the police station.

The OC said that after the NCP members expressed security concerns, police escorted them to Kushtia town after 1am.

Meanwhile, an NCP protest procession and rally scheduled for Monday (October 5) afternoon at the Kushtia Public Library ground was reportedly obstructed by police. Party leaders said Kumarkhali Model Police Station prevented the programme citing security concerns.

District JCD convener Mozakkir Rabbi denied allegations of JCD involvement in the attack. He said the JCD does not believe in mob politics and that legal action would be taken if any JCD member was found involved in the incident.