2 cops bullet injuried in misfire at Mirpur Police Lines

Pistol and bullets

Dhaka, Aug 12 -Two policemen suffered bullet injuries in a misfiring in the armory of Mirpur Police Lines in the capital on Monday.

The injured are - Md Alamin, 30, and Yasin Ali, 28, attached to Darussalam police station.

Of them, Alamin was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in the afternoon while another policeman was undergoing treatment at a local hospital.

The incident was reported at 3:30pm, said Ranju Mia, assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Darussalam police station,

"As the police station has reopened after closure for several days, they went to Mirpur Police Line at Mirpur 14 to bring weapons from the police station," ASI said.

“Yasin Ali was testing the magazine by inserting the pistol. However, he did not realize that there was already a bullet in the chamber of the pistol. The bullet went out and penetrated his palm and hit one side of Alamin's chest sitting next to him and exited on the other side. Later, he was brought to DMCH Hospital with serious injuries. He is currently undergoing treatment,” added the ASI.

The services of most of the police stations remained suspended after the fall of the Hasina government on August 5, following attacks on the police stations across the country amid a mass upsurge.

After that, the policemen announced a strike.

However, they started returning to work from Thursday and announced the withdrawal of the strike on Sunday. - UNB