Zafar Iqbal: CTTC to interrogate attacker

Staff Correspondent: The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of police will interrogate the attacker of Prof Dr Muhammad Zafar Iqbal.

A team of CTTC will visit Sylhet for the interrogation, according to Muhibul Islam, deputy commissioner (DC) of CTTC.

He said on Saturday night, "We are monitoring the incident. A team of CTTC will visit to grill the man who made knife attack on Dr. Zafar Iqbal."

An unknown miscreant carried out the attack on the renowned writer during a programme of the department of electrical and electronic engineering (EEE) of the university around 5:30pm on Saturday.

Witnesses and students said, "Zafar Iqbal attended a programme of EEE department as a guest. An unknown miscreant attacked on him with a knife and stabbed in a crowd, leaving him injured."

"The youth aged 24-25 suddenly made the attack emerging from behind the Muktamanch," they added.

When contacted, Sust Proctor Prof Zahir Uddin could not be reached on mobile phone.

Meanwhile, additional police have been deployed on the campus to avoid any unwanted situation there, according to Abdul Wahab, additional deputy commissioner (media) of Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP).

Alongside, security measures have also been tightened around MAG Osmani Medical College and Hospital, he added.

 

risingbd/Dhaka/March 03, 2018/Nur/A K Azad