Dhaka : Khokon Chandra Das, a Hindu businessman who was stabbed and set on fire by a mob on New Year’s Eve, died on Saturday morning while undergoing treatment for burn injuries at the National Burn Institute in Dhaka. Doctors said about 30 per cent of Das’s body was burned, with severe injuries to his face and respiratory tract. Authorities said they were completing the necessary paperwork to take his body back to his village home.
The attack took place on December 31 near Keurbhanga Bazar in Koneshwar Union of Damudya in Shariatpur district. The attackers allegedly assaulted him with sharp weapons, poured petrol on his body and set him on fire. In an attempt to save himself, Das jumped into a nearby pond beside the road. Hearing his screams, local residents rushed to the scene, prompting the attackers to flee. Locals rescued Das and initially took him to Shariatpur Sadar Hospital, where he received emergency treatment before doctors referred him to Dhaka later that night as his condition deteriorated.
Nazrul Islam, a doctor at the emergency department of Shariatpur Sadar Hospital, said Das had injuries on multiple parts of his body, including a serious abdominal wound, along with burn injuries to his face, the back of his head and his hands. Police said the assailants stopped the auto-rickshaw he was travelling in on the Damudya–Shariatpur road before carrying out the attack. Mohammad Rabiul Haque, Officer-in-Charge of Damudya Police Station, said two suspects had been identified.
After receiving information about a terrorist attack on a businessman at Keurbhanga Bazar, we went to the scene. The names of two of the attackers have been identified. They are local residents Rabbi and Sohag. Efforts are underway to arrest them.
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