After fish dealer’s custodial dying, mob in Assam torches police station

Express News Service

GUWAHATI: An irate mob of tons of torched an Assam police station on Saturday, protesting the custodial dying of a fish dealer.

The incident was reported from central Assam’s Nagaon district. The mob, which additionally had girls, barged into the Batadrava police station, vandalised it and beat up the personnel.

Later, it torched the police station. Several paperwork have been decreased to ashes and a few rifles have been broken within the fireplace.

Two policemen have been injured. The police arrested three individuals for his or her alleged involvement within the assault.

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The police had picked up Safikul Islam of the Salnabari space within the district on Friday evening and demanded Rs 10000 apart from a duck from him, the spouse of the deceased alleged.

She mentioned because the household may afford solely a duck, the police allegedly beat him up and killed him. The police rubbished the costs.

“He was found in a drunken state at Bhomoraguri and on being informed by some people, a police team went to the spot and brought him to the police station,” Nagaon Superintendent of Police Leena Doley instructed journalists.

“Subsequently, his family members were informed and they visited the police station. Today, he was found sick and taken to a primary health centre but it referred him to the district hospital. So, he was taken to the district hospital where the doctors declared him dead on arrival,” she added.

The SP additionally mentioned {that a} probe was on and motion could be taken in opposition to anybody discovered responsible.