Kolkata: Local residents brutally beat up a man suspecting him to be a cattle thief on Saturday night at Kotwali in Cooch Behar. Later, police rescued the injured person and rushed him to Cooch Behar Medical College and Hospital.
Since the past few months, criminals were stealing cattle at Kotwali. Despite security measures, none could be arrested. Late on Saturday night, some local residents noticed a person roaming aimlessly at Lankabar on Kalighat road in Cooch Behar. On suspicion, some of them detained him and asked what he was doing there at that time. As he could not give them a reasonable answer, local residents started beating him. Meanwhile, Kotwali police station was informed about the incident. Upon getting information, the officers rushed to the spot to rescue the man. When police officers tried to rescue him, local residents opposed the police for taking necessary action. Even, police personnel who went to the spot to rescue the man were detained later.
A distress message was sent to the headquarters. Later, a large force led by senior officials went to the spot and managed to rescue the injured man along with police personnel.
Till Sunday night, the police could not establish the man's identity as officers could not talk to him because of his unstable health condition.