Assam’s Nagaon district authorities on Sunday, May perchance perchance 22, bulldozed homes of several families who were allegedly fervent in environment the Batadrava Police Dwelling on fire on Saturday.
The step become once taken by the authorities after a mob living fire to a little bit of the Batadrava Police Dwelling following an alleged case of custodial death of a local resident.
Assam | Mob living Batadrava Police Dwelling on fire in Nagaon district after man allegedly died in police custody
We’re investigating the allegations. 3 had been detained from among those that attacked police location. 2 police personnel had been injured in assault: SP Leena Doley pic.twitter.com/7kwCCYwB0s
— ANI (@ANI) May perchance perchance 21, 2022
HERE’S HOW THE CHAIN OF EVENTS UNFOLDED:
– Safiqul Islam, a resident of Salonibari, become once on his manner to Sivasagar district on Friday night time on a trade day out when the Batadraba police allegedly stopped him and demanded Rs 10,000 and a duck from him.
– When Safiqul failed to fulfill their demands, the police allegedly took him to Batadraba police location and requested him to call his household to living up the money and the duck.
– Safiqul reportedly referred to as his accomplice and requested her to bring the money and duck to the police location.
– Safiqul’s accomplice arrived with entirely the duck as she failed to living up the money.
– The police then allegedly started beating Safiqul in entrance of his accomplice.
– She rushed to living up the money but when she returned with the money, she become once told her husband had been despatched to the Nagaon civil sanatorium.
– When she reached the sanatorium accompanied by other household, Safiqul’s body become once lying in the morgue.
– Safiqul’s household along with hundreds of villagers introduced his body to the Batadraba Police Dwelling and began protesting. The drawl resulted in a scuffle between the mob and the police.
– The mob vandalised the police location and living it on fire. Two policemen were injured in the incident.
– SP Leena Doley acknowledged that three miscreants were arrested and an investigation into the topic has been initiated.
– The SP moreover assured to demand into the allegations levelled in opposition to police personnel and action will be taken in opposition to them if came upon to be responsible.
– On