Teen Suspect Arrested After Class 10 Student Is Stabbed in Kushtia

Police have arrested a teenager named Emon, accused of repeatedly stabbing a tenth-grade schoolgirl outside her home in broad daylight in Kushtia city. He had reportedly gone into hiding following the attack.

Emon was arrested at around 1:30 am on Tuesday, November 10, from his maternal grandfather’s house in the Patikabari area of Kushtia Sadar upazila. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Kushtia Model Police Station Zakir Hossain confirmed the arrest.

According to police, after the attack on the student, identified as Zakia, Emon and his mother left their residence in the five-storey Lily Garden building near Tetultala Field on Mofiz Uddin Biswas Lane in East Majampur. Police visited the building at around 10 pm on Monday but found no one there.

Using information technology and intelligence, police learned that Emon was staying at his maternal grandfather’s house in Patikabari. A team led by OC Zakir Hossain conducted an operation there, but Emon managed to flee after sensing the police presence. Police later arrested him in a subsequent operation based on a tip-off.

Emon is the son of Abbas Uddin, a resident of Patikabari. His family moved to East Majampur around 20 years ago. His father has been living in Saudi Arabia for a long time, while his elder brother Akash is in the Netherlands.

The attack took place at around 1:11 pm on Monday in the Thanapara area of Kushtia city. The victim, a tenth-grade student at a local school, had returned home after completing her school’s selection examinations.

As she stood near the entrance of her residential building and rang the doorbell, a teenager allegedly approached her from behind and repeatedly stabbed her with a sharp weapon before fleeing the scene.

The student sustained deep injuries in at least six places on her body. She was rescued in a bloodied condition and admitted to Kushtia General Hospital. Doctors have said that she is now out of danger.

Police identified the alleged attacker using CCTV footage and intelligence information. Reports said Emon had locked the house from outside before going into hiding with family members.

Additional Superintendent of Police (Sadar Circle) of Kushtia Pranab Kumar Sarkar said several police teams had been working to bring the suspect to justice since the incident. The victim’s family is in the process of filing a case.

He added that once the student has recovered somewhat physically and emotionally, police will speak with her in the presence of female officers to investigate the motive behind the attack.