Grandmother Attacked After Seeking Justice in Mohanganj; Seven-Year-Old Boy Gets Six Stitches to Head Wound

In Manarkandi village of Mohanganj upazila in Netrokona, a woman was attacked after going to seek justice for her grandson being beaten on his way to school, and the seven-year-old boy who stepped in to protect her was struck on the head with a ramda (a sharp weapon). The seriously injured child, Omar Faruk, is now under treatment at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, where he received six stitches to his head.

The incident took place in Manarkandi village on Tuesday morning. The injured child, Omar Faruk, is the son of Rubel Mia of Manarkandi village. He is a first-grade student at a local kindergarten.

According to the complaint and local sources, on Omar Faruk's way to and from school, children of the accused Taij Uddin's family would often beat him in front of Taij Uddin's house. When the boy told his grandmother, Kokila Khatun protested the matter.

On Tuesday morning, Omar Faruk was beaten again on his way home from school. Kokila Khatun then took her grandson to Taij Uddin's house and asked for justice over the incident.

The complaint says that on their way home after seeking justice, Taij Uddin, his son Emran and several others attacked Kokila Khatun with locally made weapons. When Omar Faruk stepped forward to protect his grandmother, Emran struck him on the head with a ramda, seriously injuring the right side of his forehead.

Local people rescued Kokila Khatun and her grandson and took them to the upazila health complex, where Kokila Khatun received primary treatment. After primary treatment, doctors sent Omar Faruk to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital for better treatment. It was there that he received six stitches to his head.

The next day, the child's grandmother Kokila Khatun filed a written complaint at the police station against neighbouring accused Taij Uddin alias Taju (50), his son Emran (32) and four other unidentified persons.

Taij Uddin and Emran have been in hiding since the incident, it has been learned. Repeated attempts to reach them on their mobile phones found the numbers switched off.

On Saturday afternoon, Mohanganj police station officer-in-charge (OC) Hafizul Islam Harun said a case was recorded on the very day the complaint was received. The accused have been in hiding since the incident, and efforts to arrest them are under way.