Death of Akifa: Killer bus seized from Faridpur

Kushtia Correspondent: Police on Friday night seized the bus of 'Ganj-e-raj Paribahan' that hit infant Akifa and her mother at Chourhash intersection of Kushtia town on Tuesday.

The bus was seized from New Bus Stand area in Faridpur town around 10:30 pm.

SM Mehedi Hasan, superintendent of Kushtia police, confirmed this to media on Saturday.

However, the three accused--bus driver Khokon, its owner Joynul and supervisor Yunus--could not be arrested yet, the police official said.

Earlier on Thursday, Akifa, a one-year-old daughter of Harunur Rashid, sustained head injuries after she fell from her mother Rina Akter's lap when the killer bus hit the mother.

Later on Tuesday, she succumbed to her injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) around 4:45 am.

Harunur Rashid, father of the deceased, on Thursday night filed a case with Kushtia Model Police Station against the three.

The video footage of the incident went viral on the social networking site Facebook, sparking uproar among locals.


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