3 Cops Injured, Police Station, Vehicles Set On Fire In Bengal By Mob

The death of a man allegedly in a police lock-up at Milki in Malda district triggered violence in the area late Sunday night, leaving four policemen injured. Angry residents also ransacked a police outpost before setting it on fire.

Police said that 55-year-old Ainul Khan, a resident of Puratan Bhagabanpur in Malda, was picked up from a gambling den along with seven others during a raid on Sunday evening. “After he was brought to the police station, Khan felt unwell and was taken to a primary health centre for a check-up. He was referred to Malda Medical College and Hospital but the local residents kept accusing the police of torture and didn’t allow him to be taken to the hospital,” said Malda Superintendent of Police Alok Rajoria.

Sources said that as the news spread that Khan has died in the lock-up, people gathered outside the police station and started protesting, accusing the police of beating him to death.