A video showing an attack on a businessman inside his home in Mohammadpur, Dhaka, has gone viral on Facebook. The incident occurred on Friday evening at the residence of Abu Bakar near the Mohammadpur three-road junction. Police said Abu Bakar and two others were sitting in the garage when a group of eight to ten people entered and began talking to them. At one point, a teenager struck Abu Bakar with the blunt side of a machete.
According to Mohammadpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mezbah Uddin, Abu Bakar is involved in land trading, and the attack stemmed from a dispute over property. Abu Bakar filed a case on Friday night, naming four known individuals as accused. The case statement alleges that the assault was carried out due to ongoing land-related conflicts.
Police are investigating the incident, and the viral video has drawn public attention to the violent dispute in the residential area.