Criminals arrested with arms at Barisal medical

Interns, students demand security

15 March 2009, 18:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Barisal

Barisal Metropolitan Police (BMP) with the help of hospital staff and local people arrested two criminals with arms at Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College (BSBMC) campus on Saturday night. The arrestees are Amirul Islam alias Badam Amirul, a top criminal in the city, and his associate Imran Hossain, a student of Barisal Polytechnic Institute, police said. Amirul and Imran were moving in different wards of the hospital and campus in search of their 'target' at about 9:30pm on Saturday, said BMP Assistant Commissioner Hayatul Islam. As the hospital doctors, staff and patients' attendants challenged the outsiders, they tried to flee away but Badam Amirul and Imran were held after a chase. The two were handed over to police and a revolver, a shooter gun, five bullets and a sharp weapon were seized from their possession. The arrestees were sent to jail after filing of a case with Kotwali Police Station under Arms Act. Internee Doctors Association of SBMCH and students of SBMC separately formed human chains and submitted memorandums to the authorities urging measures for safety and security on the campus. Their demands include regular vigilance to stop trespassers and action against criminal acts on the campus. “Despite our earlier demand for steps against people posing threat to the security on the hospital compound and medical college campus, the authorities remained indifferent,” said a leader of interns.