A local auto-rickshaw driver was killed in an attack by miscreants in the Barabazar village of Ukhia under Cox's Bazar. The incident took place on Friday night. The deceased driver's name was Shah Alam (38).
Shah Alam Ramu is the son of late cold Mia of Khinipalang union. He was a member of the Mirchacha Bazar Charak Association. He was the general secretary candidate for the October 8 autorickshaw driver association elections.
According to police and witnesses, the dispute was going on for many days between the Motijhara Bazar and the auto-rickshaw drivers of Ramu in the center of the traffic movement. As a result, the traffic on the road from Ramu to Miricha Bazar was used by the area. On Friday night, at the request of a local trader from Ramu Bazar, Shah Alam came to the Ranbazar area of Murichanch around 9pm. After some time after the interrogation with the trader, some miscreants attacked him with sticks.At this time, Shah Alam got hit under the chest and lower abdomen. Later, locals rescued him and took him to Cox's Bazar Sadar Hospital.Khulnipalong Union Parishad chairman Abdul Mabud told the first light that the news of the death of Shah Alam under treatment at the hospital was spread in the area at night, local drivers stopped the vehicular movement on Teknaf-Cox's Bazar regional road. After the police came to control the situation.
Muricha Bazar Autorickshaw Driver Association President Abul Hashem said, the people involved in the killings must be arrested within 24 hours. Otherwise, the movement of all types of traffic will be stopped on Teknaf-Cox's Bazar road.
Officer-in-Charge of Ukhia Police Station Abul Khair said in the first light that the dead body of the deceased will be handed over to the family after the autopsy. The process of the case is underway in the case.