Pump manager beaten, road blocked over fuel crisis in Natore

A petrol pump manager was beaten and a
journalist was assaulted while reporting on alleged fuel stockpiling as
tensions escalated into violence over fuel shortages in Natore last night (31
March).
A local youth
allegedly attacked Sanu Saha, manager of Natore Petroleum Agency in Hafrasta
area around 9am, after being denied petrol in a jerrycan, leaving him injured.
Later the attacker
fled the spot after being chased by locals.
Officer-in-Charge of Natore Sadar Police Station Shafiqul Islam said legal
action would be taken upon receiving a formal complaint.
Meanwhile, bikers blocked Natore-Dhaka highway in Mokrampur area after a nearby
filling station ran out of fuel, causing a long tailback on the busy road.
Police from
Jhalmalia Highway Police Station brought the situation under control, said its
Officer-in-Charge Mahabur Rahman.
In another
incident the same night, local journalist Omar Faruk was assaulted by
miscreants while attempting to take photographs of petrol being stored in drums
illegally at a filling station in Lalpur area.
















