As many as 20 houses, including the residence of a journalist, have been attacked and vandalised by alleged drug dealers in Cumilla. According to police reports, locals tried to stop drug peddlers who were using Kasharipatti as a route for narcotics. Enraged, a group of 25 to 30 people attacked and vandalised 20 houses in the area using local firearms. Per reports, the perpetrators also attacked the houses of Cumilla Press Club’s Organising Secretary and Daily Ajker Cumilla Editor Imteaz Ahmed Jitu and his younger brother Ishtiaq Ahmed, the Cumilla district correspondent of Somoy TV. At this time, when Rahat tried to leave the house, the perpetrators hacked him and fled the scene.
