Police have arrested a young man, Aslam Hossain, 28, accused of walking into Kalai police station in Joypurhat with a wooden baton and attacking three police officers. He was produced in court in the case filed over the incident and sent to jail on the court’s order.
He was sent to jail on Wednesday, 21 October.
The attack took place at about 7:30pm on Monday, 19 October, when the man beat police officers with the baton inside the station compound and ran away. Police later arrested him in a raid.
Aslam Hossain is the son of Munsur Rahman of Thupsara village in the upazila.
According to the case statement filed at the station, the officers were getting ready to leave for Durga Puja duty when Aslam walked into the station holding a wooden baton. When they asked who he was and why he had come, he struck Constable Mahmudul Hasan Roki. When officers tried to restrain him, he hit Constable Masud Rana on the back. Another officer who came forward was injured on a finger of his right hand.
As more officers arrived, Aslam dropped the baton and ran out of the station compound.
The injured officers were given first aid at Kalai Upazila Health Complex. Sub-Inspector Ahsan Habib filed a general diary and a case statement at the station. The case statement says Aslam already faces several cases under the narcotics and gambling laws.
Kalai police station’s officer-in-charge, Saidul Alam, said: “A young man came into the station and attacked police officers. I was on duty with the minister at the time. Faced with resistance from the officers, the attacker ran off. Police later raided and arrested Aslam. He was sent to court on Wednesday afternoon.”
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