The assistant commissioner (land) of Kalapara upazila in Patuakhali district was injured in an attack by some muggers in CNB area on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar, on the outskirts of the capital on Monday night.
The injured is Abu Bakar Siddique, son of Kamal Uddin of Mirzapur upazila in Tangail district.
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Deepak Chandra Saha, officer-in-charge of Savar Model Police Station, said Abu Bakar came here to participate in a training programme.
A group of muggers swooped on Abu Bakar when he was passing through the CNB area in the night and snatched money and mobile phone set from his possession.
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The muggers also stabbed him indiscriminately, leaving him injured.
Later, he was taken to Enam Medical College and Hospital.
Police are trying to arrest the attackers, said OC.