Actor Samu Chowdhury assaulted outside Jashore home

Film and television actor Samu Chowdhury was allegedly assaulted outside his home in Jashore on Tuesday following an altercation with a local motorcycle garage mechanic and its owner, sustaining a head injury that required four stitches.

The incident occurred at around noon in the Natun Bazar area along Bejpara Naldanga Road. According to accounts of the incident, the 60-year-old actor was walking past the garage when an argument broke out with mechanic Jahangir. The dispute allegedly escalated, with Jahangir and the garage owner, Hridoy, attacking him with bricks and sticks. Local residents rescued Chowdhury and took him to Jashore General Hospital, where he received treatment before returning home to rest.

Subsequently, Hridoy denied having been present during the attack. Nevertheless, he reportedly said that Jahangir had told him over the phone that he had attacked the actor after an argument involving verbal abuse. Consequently, the conflicting accounts have caused concern among local residents and members of the cultural community, who have called for an impartial investigation and legal action against those responsible.

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Faruk Hossain, officer-in-charge of Jashore Kotwali Police Station, said a police team had been dispatched to the scene upon receiving the report. Moreover, he added that efforts were under way to arrest the accused and establish the circumstances behind the incident, with legal action to follow the investigation.