Golam Morshed Nayan, a referee who was assaulted by a group of officials of Youngmen Fakirerpool Club on Tuesday night, returned to his home in Chittagong on Wednesday last evening after receiving treatment at the Islami Bank Hospital in Shahjahanpur.
The incident took place when Nayan, a FIFA referee who recently officiated in the SAFF U-15 Championship final in Nepal, was returning to Hotel Al Shams in Fakirerpool after standing in the Bangladesh Championship League match between Fakirerpool and Uttar Baridhara. Fakirerpool lost that match by 1-0.
Nayan said he was returning to hotel after officiating the match between Fakirerpool and Uttar Baridhara. The match had ended peacefully and no arguments had taken place.
He said as he was passing the club tent, a group of people led by Fakirerpool club’s assistant manager assaulted him and snatched away belongings, including a mobile phone and money.
Somehow he managed to rush to Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) and afterward BFF officials then took him to the hospital where he received treatment.
Nayan said a lodged a case with the Motijheel Police Station on Tuesday night in this regards.
BFF general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag informed the press that they had sent a show-cause notice to the Youngmen’s Fakierpool club asking why any action should not be taken against the club in regards the complaint of assaulting a referee.
