Garment worker killed in stabbing by mugger; locals outraged

Kartik, 27, a garment worker, was killed after being stabbed by muggers while returning home from work in the Borobari area, under the jurisdiction of Gachha Police Station in Gazipur Metropolitan. The brutal incident occurred around 11:30 PM on Tuesday (October 27) in an alley near Shahriar Garments.

According to police and eyewitnesses, Kartik worked as an operator in the finishing section of a local garment factory, 'Fashion Maker International.' On Tuesday night, after finishing his shift, he was walking from the Kunia Targach area toward his rented home in Borobari. In an alley near Shahriar Garments, muggers who were lying in wait intercepted him and attempted to rob him of his valuables. When Kartik resisted, the muggers stabbed him in his left thigh with a sharp knife and fled the scene.

Severely wounded and bleeding profusely, Kartik collapsed on the road. Local residents and his colleagues rushed him to the nearby Tayrunnesa Memorial Medical College Hospital, where the attending physician declared him dead. Upon receiving the information, the Gachha police recovered the body from the hospital and sent it to the morgue at Gazipur’s Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital for an autopsy.

Son of Sushil Chandra Shil, Kartik resided in the Kunia Pachor Chowdhury Market area of Gazipur, where he was employed as a finishing operator at Fashion Maker International.

 The preliminary investigation and the inquest report indicate a deep stab wound on his left thigh, which led to fatal blood loss. The police stated that they have collected CCTV footage from the vicinity and are currently analyzing it to identify the perpetrators involved in the robbery and murder. Eyewitness Rakib Khan stated, "Around 11:30 PM, after his shift ended, Kartik was walking home. In a dark alley near Shahriar Garments, he was suddenly surrounded by several muggers. Before we could reach him upon hearing the sounds of a struggle, the assailants stabbed him and fled. We found him covered in blood and rushed him to Tayrunnesa Hospital, but the doctors declared him dead. There is absolutely no security for workers in this area at night."

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Gachha Police Station, Mohammad Golam Rabbani, said, "The incident occurred late Tuesday night. The victim's body has been recovered and sent to the morgue at Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital for an autopsy. A sharp-force injury was found on his left thigh. We have already collected CCTV footage from the scene along with other evidence. Multiple police teams are working to apprehend the perpetrators quickly. A murder case is currently being filed in connection with this incident."

A garment worker, who wished to remain anonymous, remarked, "We are poor people, toiling day and night in the factory. If we have to lose our lives to muggers while returning home at night, how are we supposed to work? We demand justice for this murder and call for increased police patrols on this road at night."

Following this incident, there is a sense of intense outrage and panic among local garment workers and the general public. Residents have demanded that the perpetrators be brought to justice immediately.

-    RKM/NS