CMCH morgue cleaner arrested after office assistant dies following altercation
An office assistant of the Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) morgue succumbed to injuries on Monday following an altercation with a cleaner on Sunday evening.
Md Ilias, 47, died around 2pm today (6 November) while undergoing treatment at the CMCH, said Panchlaish police station Officer-in-Charge Santosh Kumar Chakma.
Samiran Kanti Nath, who works as a cleaner at the morgue, has been arrested over the incident, the OC said, adding that a legal process is underway.
According to CMCH officials, Ilias and Samiran got involved in an altercation over a trivial matter around 5pm on Sunday.
Ilias suffered a serious head injury when Samiran pushed him at one stage of the altercation.
He was rescued and admitted to CMCH where he was operated at night.