Panatapri: Kishanganj Town Police Station SHO Ashwini Kumar was killed by a mob of criminals. The incident occurred during a raid on a settlement of criminals near the Bihar-Bengal border.
The SHO's body was sent for post-mortem to Islampur Hospital. Senior officials including Kishanganj SP, Islampur SP, Kishanganj SDPO reached the hospital.
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According to the reports, the police had reached the spot at North Dinajpur's Panatapri to conduct a raid on criminals involved in bike theft. During this raid, they clashed with the criminals and the mob attacked SHO Ashwani Kumar.
He was beaten to death and reports also suggest that he was choked.
Meanwhile, in the latest development of the case, a suspect named Feroz Alam has been arrested in the matter.
IG Suresh Prasad had earlier arrived on the spot and informed that the officer died during the raid. He said he will reveal other details after a thorough probe.
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Reportedly, West Bengal police were also apprised of the raid beforehand and help was assured but the officers from the state department allegedly did not arrive on the spot on time.
While the incident may lead to renewed allegations over the law and order situation in the state of West Bengal, more details about the case are awaited.