Police on Tuesday filed a case against 28 people, including a discharged police personnel, in connection with the snatching of an accused from police custody, and assaulting law enforcers on Monday night.
An investigation is also underway to find out the role of sub inspector Nazrul Islam Majumdar, the leader of the 2-member police team - which had made the arrest of Asif Talukdar, 29, son of Chandu Talukdar.
Nurul Islam, the officer-in-charge (OC) at Bakerganj police station, said the case mentioned 13 accused by name, while the other 15 were unnamed. The case alleged Babul Ahmed, alias Police-Babul, a police constable previously dismissed from service for peddling drugs, of leading the assault on police and snatching the arrested Asif from custody. Asif is an accused in cases of attempted murder and drug peddling, the OC said.
AKM Ehsan Ullah, Barisal district police superintendent, said the two injured police officers Sub Inspector Nazrul Islam Majumdar and Constable Enayet Hossain, are receiving treatment at Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital.
He also said that SI Nazrul would face departmental action; if it were proved that he fled the scene leaving Constable Enayet alone.
Earlier on Monday night, Sub Inspector Nazrul Islam Majumdar and Constable Enayet Hossain of Bakerganj police station went to Ranirhut to arrest Asif Talukdar. Asif’s associates attacked and beat up the law enforcers near the Ranirhut Bazar, before snatching the handcuffed Asif away from custody.