5 policemen assaulted in Dalkhola outpost

A group of men assaulted five policemen on duty in Dalkhola outpost in North Dinajpur district and were arrested, the police said on Sunday.

The group allegedly headed by Golam Sabbir was enraged as policemen did not go to his land to stop an ‘encroacher’ from fencing it, without seeing a court order.

Superintendent of Police S A Reza said Sabbir and his men then assaulted those on duty in the outpost and they were hospitalised.

Sabbir and his two sons were arrested.

Reza said the Sabbir had purchased a piece of land at Jiagachi under Karandighi police station and he suspected that owner of the neighboring land encroached into his portion while trying to fence it.

Following the dispute, the local executive magistrate has clamped Section 144 of the CrPC on the land.