A police sub-inspector named Moinul Islam was injured in a knife attack by unidentified miscreants in Shahjahanpur upazila of Bogura on Tuesday night. The incident occurred around 10 p.m. near the Pepsi Company area between Banani and Phultala. According to police and local sources, the officer was returning to the Kaigari police outpost after completing an investigation when several attackers intercepted him and attempted to snatch important case documents. During a verbal altercation, the assailants stabbed him and fled the scene.

Sub-inspector Moinul Islam sustained a serious injury below his right knee. A local autorickshaw driver rescued him and took him to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital in Bogura for treatment. The officer-in-charge of Kaigari police outpost, Sufian, confirmed the incident and said that Moinul Islam is currently under medical care.

Law enforcement agencies have launched an operation to identify and arrest the attackers, according to police sources.