Pickup’s tyres set on fire in Bagerhat

An incident occurred in Maniktala area of Bagerhat SadarUpazila when the tires of a moving pickup van loaded with bananas were set on fire. The driver of the pickup alleged that the miscreants fled the scene shouting slogans of ‘Joy Bangla, Joy Bangabandhu, JoyTanmoyBhai’.

The incident occurred at approximately 9:30 pm on Monday.
According to police and eyewitness sources, a pickup van loaded with bananas was moving through the Maniktala area at night when some youths on motorcycles stopped it. They then set fire to the tyres of the pickup and quickly left the scene. It is learnt that they were shouting various slogans at the time.

The pickup driver said that four to five unidentified youths on motorcycles approached the pickup. They then set fire to the car’s tires while chanting slogans of ‘Joy Bangla, Joy Bangabandhu, JoyTanmoyBhai’ and quickly fled.

Bagerhat Sadar Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md. ShamsulArefin said that an incident of setting fire to the tires of a pickup truck loaded with bananas occurred in the Maniktala area. Police inspected the scene after being informed.

Police are reportedly working to identify those involved in the incident. However, as of the time of writing this report, no one was arrested or detailed information about the cause of the incident has been received.