The attack took place on Wednesday

afternoon in the Bheribandh area of ​​Gomati, Durgapur, Comilla.

The attack on Md. Shafi, the Comilla district correspondent of Bangladesh Samachar and office secretary of Burichang Press Club, was carried out after he published news about drugs and the cutting of the Gomti River.

The attackers then severely beat Shafi and stole 150,000 taka from him for buying a cow for sacrifice.

Injured journalist Shafi said

that the attackers used to consume and trade drugs in the Bheribandh area of ​​the Gomti River. A few days ago, he published a news story about soil mining and drug dealing on the banks of the Gomti River. He was threatened and threatened.

On Wednesday afternoon, Shafi was going to Babubazar area to buy a cow for sacrifice. There, a gang of 4-5 unknown people including Johnny, son of Dulal Mia, son of the deceased Manu Mia of Durgapur area, who was already in trouble, Dulal Mia, Mahbub and Mahbub's son Sayim attacked him. The attackers beat him up and seriously injured him. At that time, they snatched 1.5 lakh taka worth of cow purchase money that he had with him.

When people around him

came forward to hear his screams, the attackers left with threats. Upon receiving the news, family members rescued Shafi from the Gomti River embankment area and admitted him to Comilla Sadar Hospital.

Upon hearing the news of the attack, journalists from print, electronic and online media working in Comilla went to Sadar Hospital and strongly condemned the incident and demanded exemplary punishment for the culprits.

That night, the injured Safir's

mother filed a complaint with the Kotwali Model Police Station.

Kotwali Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohinul Islam said that police inspected the scene immediately after the attack. Police are working to arrest the accused.