Police arrest two after Kwun Tong assault hunt
AM730 · 1 SOURCESabout 1 hour ago2 MIN
Summary
A 38-year-old Bangladeshi man reported that he was surrounded and beaten by four compatriots outside 180 Wai Yip Street in Kwun Tong at 5:07pm on Thursday, leaving him with a bleeding head injury. The attackers fled in a private car toward West Kowloon, prompting police to activate the territory-wide “Swift Action” interception mechanism known as Operation Jegin. About half an hour later, officers found the suspected car in a car park at 15 Middle Road in Tsim Sha Tsui and later arrested two 28-year-old Bangladeshi men on Minden Row on suspicion of wounding. The case is being handled by the Kwun Tong district anti-triad squad, while police are still searching for two other male suspects believed to be in their 20s to 30s
Key Points
- The victim, a 38-year-old Bangladeshi man, said he was suddenly surrounded and attacked bare-handed by four non-Chinese men outside 180 Wai Yip Street
- He suffered a head injury and bleeding, remained conscious, and was taken by ambulance to United Christian Hospital for treatment
- Police said the four assailants escaped by private car toward West Kowloon, triggering a citywide search and interception operation immediately after the report
- A suspected getaway car was located around 30 minutes later in a car park at 15 Middle Road, but no one was inside
- Officers later searched a bar outside 22 Minden Row, arrested two handcuffed non-Chinese men, and deployed multiple police vehicles and the Counter Terrorism Response Unit
Why It Matters
The case drew public attention because a routine manhunt in a busy Tsim Sha Tsui area involved a large police deployment, road controls and the Counter Terrorism Response Unit, leading some bystanders to speculate online about a major criminal suspect. It also underlines how quickly police can escalate to a territory-wide interception when violent suspects are believed to have fled across districts by car