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Five cops assaulted during drive in Feni; 3 held
Five policemen were injured in an attack allegedly by a mob during a drive to arrest a suspected drug trader in Chhagalnaiya upazila of Feni on Monday night.
The injured are Detective Branch (DB) Sub-Inspector Tanvir Mehdi, Assistant Sub-Inspectors Khokon Hossain and Rinku Barua, and constables Mujibur Rahman and Jahangir.
Police said a DB team conducted the drive to arrest alleged drug dealer Alamgir, also known as ‘Source Alamgir.’
After the arrest, a group of 40–50 men and women gathered and attacked the DB personnel when Alamgir managed to flee.
Being informed, a police team from Chhagalnaiya police station led by Officer-in-Charge Nazrul Islam rushed to the spot and rescued the injured officers.
Later, they were sent to Chhagalnaiya Upazila Health Complex.
Three people -Joynal Abedin Sifat, 20, Ruzina Akter, 32, Rupdhan, 48, hailing from Joynagar village of Mohamaya union, were detained in connection with the attack.
Marm Singh Tripura, OC at Feni DB, said legal action against the detainees will be taken and efforts were on to detain the rest of the accused, reports UNB.