Police detained two teenage boys in Khulna for allegedly throwing stones at a running train and injuring its driver on Friday, police said.
The arrestees are Md Shamimul Hossain Siam,14, from Kamaldia village in Faridpur and Sazzat Sheikh,13, from Kajlia village in Gopalganj. Both of them are students of Hifz class of Jogipal Adarsha Hafezia Madrasa.
The incident occurred at 7:15 am when the Benapole-bound commuter train Betna Express was passing Jogipal Adarsha Hafezia Madrasa under the Khanjahan Ali police station, said Molla Khabir Ahmed, Officer-in-Charge of Khulna railway police (GRP).
Driver of the train Gazi Maruf, who sustained injuries on face and lips, was forced to break the journey. Railway police were immediately alerted.
Later, the two madrasa students were picked from near the spot. The boys were being questioned about their suspected involvement in the incident, said the OC.
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Stone-pelting incidents on moving trains by miscreants are common in Bangladesh, leading to injuries – and sometimes death - of unsuspected passengers and railway staff.
In such an attack a railway employee died in 2018 losing a 40-day battle with severe injuries he had sustained on his head.
Railway authorities have identified at least 20 spots, where stone-throwing occurred, in both eastern and zones.