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In Chattogram’s Bakalia area, a doctor named Iqbal Hossain was reportedly assaulted for refusing to pay extortion money to local criminals. On Tuesday evening, a 36-second video of the doctor pleading for help went viral on Facebook, showing him with blood on his face.
In the video, Dr. Iqbal Hossain, a physician at Ibn Sina Hospital, is heard saying, “I’m Dr. Iqbal. I’m in Puraton Chartala, Bakalia. They’re beating me because I didn’t pay the criminals, including BNP’s Harun. They’re looking for me. I’m hiding in a room. I called 999, but 20-30 minutes have passed, and they haven’t arrived. They’ve taken my nephew and niece. Please save me.”
Dr. Iqbal alleged that the attack was led by a local BNP leader named Harun. Police later rescued him. However, Bakalia Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Ikhtiar Uddin told Prothom Alo that no evidence was found linking a BNP leader to the incident. He stated that the altercation arose during a meeting over unauthorized construction, leading to a physical confrontation. The doctor is currently under medical care.
