Kushtia, Nov 12 (V7N)- Allegations have emerged that petrol bombs were thrown and arson was carried out at the village home of Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) leader and MP Nusrat Tabassum in Kushtia. Police, however, have said no petrol bomb was thrown at the property. A goat was burnt to death in the fire.
In a social media post on Wednesday night, November 11, Nusrat Tabassum claimed that a petrol bomb had been thrown at her house in Bagowan village of Daulatpur upazila.
She said the attack would not silence her and vowed to continue her work despite the incident, adding that she would keep moving forward by walking through fire.
However, the officer-in-charge of Daulatpur Police Station said no petrol bomb had been thrown. He said police received information about a fire at the house, after which Fire Service personnel went to the scene and brought it under control. A goat was burnt to death in the incident.
Meanwhile, local residents said the house affected by the fire was actually the residence of Nusrat Tabassum's grandfather.
The actual cause of the fire and the allegation that petrol bombs were thrown at the property could not be independently confirmed.
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