Special Branch SI beaten to death in Savar over parking dispute

A sub-inspector (SI) of the Special Branch (SB) of police was beaten to death in Savar’s Aminbazar area on Saturday night, allegedly by a group of people over a dispute involving the parking of a car near a garment factory.

The deceased was identified as SI Altaf Hossain, 58, who was posted in City SB of Dhaka. He was the son of late Juran Ali Sheikh of Rupnai Gachpara village under Enayetpur Police Station in Sirajganj.

Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime, Ops and Traffic) of Dhaka District Police Md Jahangir Alam told The Business Standard that a case was being filed in connection with the incident and that one person had been taken into custody for questioning.

He said further details would be provided later.

The incident occurred around 8:30pm in the Baradeshi Madina Housing Area of Aminbazar.

According to police, a group of around 20-25 people attacked Altaf and his younger son Ariful Islam, 26, in front of a garment factory owned by Altaf’s elder son Sharif, 33, over the parking of a car there.

Both were injured in the attack and taken to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared Altaf dead at around 9:18pm, police said.

Ariful is undergoing treatment at the hospital.