Police Call Petrol Bomb Allegation at Mahdi Hasan's Habiganj Home a 'Drama'
Police have called the allegation of a petrol bomb attack on the Habiganj home of Mahdi Hasan, member secretary of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, a 'drama'.
Police claim no evidence of a petrol bomb attack was found. The fire started from an electrical short circuit, and the electricity meter of Mahdi Hasan's uncle's house was burned, they said.
Mahdi Hasan made the petrol bomb allegation about his own home in a Facebook live at around 12:30 a.m. on Friday night (13 November).
In the Facebook live, Mahdi Hasan said that while family members were asleep, two objects like stones suddenly landed on the tin roof of their house. Fire broke out there right after that, and family members panicked.
In the live, Mahdi Hasan said: 'We were sleeping. Suddenly two stones landed on the tin roof of our house and fire caught. We suspect something like a petrol bomb was thrown onto our roof.'
Meanwhile, Habiganj Sadar Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Jahidul Haque said police went to the spot after watching Mahdi Hasan's Facebook live.
OC Jahidul Haque said: 'This is Mahdi Hasan's drama. After watching his Facebook live, I went to the spot and found no evidence of a petrol bomb attack. The fire originated from an electrical short circuit and the electricity meter of his uncle's house was burned.'
The OC further said that, in fact, after seeing the fire at his uncle's house, Mahdi Hasan opened the window of his own house, came on Facebook live and alleged that a petrol bomb had been thrown at his house.
