A 15-year-old schoolgirl was stabbed multiple times from behind by a teenager while she stood outside her residence pressing the doorbell in the Thanapara area of Kushtia town on Monday afternoon. She was rushed to Kushtia General Hospital with at least six stab wounds, where doctors said she is currently out of danger.
Incident details
According to police and local sources, the girl, a tenth-grade student at a local school, had returned home after appearing for a selection examination. As she waited at the building's entrance and pressed the doorbell around 1:11 pm, a teenage boy approached from behind and stabbed her repeatedly. The assailant dropped the knife and fled the scene immediately after the attack.
The victim is a resident of Faridpur district. Her father works as a regional sales representative for a pharmaceutical company in Kushtia and has been living with his family on the third floor of a building in Thanapara for a long time.
Suspect identified, police operation underway
Kushtia District Police spokesperson Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime and Ops) Foysal Mahmud told Prothom Alo that the attacker was identified from multiple CCTV footage from the building. He is a tenth-grade student at a local school. However, he has not been arrested yet.
Police said a raid at the suspect's residence found no one; family members had locked the house and left after the incident. The knife used in the attack has been recovered from the scene.
14 detained in anti-teen-gang drive
Following the incident, district police launched a sweeping operation against teen gangs in the town. Around 6:30 pm, 14 individuals were detained from the pond-side area of Kushtia municipality and taken to the police station. Police also conducted a raid at the Rabindra-Lalon Park of the district council. The detainees will be processed legally after verification, police said.
Investigation and next steps
Police said multiple teams are working to arrest the accused teenager. No case has been filed yet by the victim's family, but police have begun an investigation and legal proceedings are underway against those involved.
