Motorcyclist struck with brick in Dhaka dies 13 days later

A
motorcyclist, who was critically injured after being struck on the head with a
brick in Dhaka's East Shewrapara area on June 9, died at Dhaka Medical College
Hospital (DMCH) this morning.
Sajit Chowdhury Rafi, 21, breathed his last around
7:00am while undergoing treatment in the hospital's intensive care unit, his
mother Tania Akter told The Daily Star.
Kafrul Police Station Officer-in-Charge Sajjad Hossain
also confirmed the death.
According to police, Rafi was returning home on his
motorcycle around 1:15am when he was attacked near the Ibrahimpur area under
Kafrul Police Station. The assailants allegedly struck the right side of his
head with a brick.
Investigators said the attack was planned and stemmed
from prior enmity.
Following the incident, police
arrested three suspects in Dhaka and Mymensingh after CCTV footage of
the attack went viral on social media.
The arrestees were identified as Parvez, 30, and Anwar
Hossain Babu, 32. All of them are accused in multiple drug-related cases filed
with different police stations in Dhaka, police said.
Earlier, Deputy Commissioner Mostak Sarker said Parvez
had previously lived as a tenant at Rafi’s house. A dispute allegedly arose
after Rafi opposed the activities of Parvez and his associates, who police
suspect were involved in local drug trafficking.
According to police, during an altercation on the
evening before the attack, Parvez and his associate, Faisal, alias Kalu,
threatened Rafi.
Investigators said Parvez, Kalu, Babu and another
associate, Amin, took positions near the East Shewrapara bus stand around
1:15am and allegedly waylaid Rafi before striking him on the head with a brick.
Rafi collapsed on the road after suffering severe head
injuries.
Police said CCTV footage showed the attackers later
placing the injured Rafi in an autorickshaw, while one of them fled with his
motorcycle.
The suspects also allegedly attempted to mislead
locals by claiming that a brick had accidentally fallen on Rafi from a nearby
building, police added.
















