3 injured as cops, villagers clash

The police fired a barrage of gunshots leaving three villagers injured when the law enforcers came under attack at a remote village of Bijoynagar upazila Saturday midnight.

Rafia Begum, 45, Sunny Mia, 12, and Bachhu Mia, 40, were admitted to the sadar hospital with bullet wounds.

Informed sources said a police team led by Assistant Police Super Sanjay Sarker raided the house of Kabir Hossain at Kashinagar village at 12 midnight, purportedly to arrest him, an accused in criminal case.

As the police started ransacking the house the inmates suspecting them robbers raised a hue and cry. Soon the villagers thronged the house and attacked the police team.

Finding no alternative the police fired about 25 gunshots to scare away the angry villagers leaving three persons wounded. And the police retreated safely.

Source: New Age

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