Diagnostic centre ransacked in Ctg
Shards of glass lie strewn on a floor of Chevron Diagnostic Centre in Panchlaish of Chittagong city yesterday after students of Chittagong Medical College vandalised it following a squabble with the centre staff.Photo: STAR
Students of Chittagong Medical College (CMC) vandalised a private diagnostic centre over a squabble in Panchlaish area of Chittagong city Saturday night. Transport movement from in front of the medical college to Chalkbazar remained suspended for over 12 hours, as the students blocked the road around 12:00am Saturday. Police and diagnostic centre sources said two CMC students, who went to Chevron Diagnostic Centre for some tests around 9:30pm, tried to violate queue. An altercation ensued as the attendants of other patients protested the violation. At one stage, Chevron staff tied and beat up the two students who were released after being identified as students of CMC. An attending doctor of the diagnostic centre, seeking anonymity, said several agitating youths arrived at the centre after the two students contacted their fellows. As Panchlaish police reached the spot, the agitators asked Officer-in-charge (OC) Nobojyoti Khisha to hand over the Chevron staff responsible for their "harassment". Denied, the students along with some "outsiders" vandalised three floors of the diagnostic centre and damaged computers and other equipment. After the vandalism, the youths put blockade on the road at midnight demanding punishment to the Chevron staff. The blockade was lifted around 12:00pm yesterday after a two-hour long meeting between CMC students and Chevron authorities. The anonymous doctor alleged police remained silent during the vandalism. Asked, OC Nobojyoti said a few policemen accompanied him during the violence, and they just tried to save the staff. "We took control of the situation after more policemen joined us." Panchlaish police picked up three staff -- Abul Hossain, Suman (1) and Suman (2) -- after the medical college students filed a case with the police station early Sunday.
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