Criminal snatched from cops

Locals snatched a criminal from police in the district's Chirirbandar upazila yesterday morning.

Mukul Hossain, 32, son of Sahir Uddin of Singranagar village, was served an arrest warrant in a robbery case, according to police.

Police said acting on a tip-off, some 10-12 policemen raided Singranagar around 9:30am and nabbed Mukul from his house. They also put handcuffs on Mukul.

When the policemen were taking Mukul to the police van, some 20-25 locals attacked them and snatched Mukul, said Rawshan Mostafa, officer-in-charge of Chirirbandar Police Station.

To recapture Mukul, policemen conducted a drive. During the               drive, the law enforcers damaged  furniture, doors, windows and other things of around 60-70 houses, locals alleged.

But police denied the allegations.      

Ferdousi Begum, wife of Abdus Sattar of the village, alleged that police entered their house without informing them anything.

However, they could not catch Mukul.

Police also detained three persons, Motiar Rahman, Arif Hossain and Yakub Ali, for their involvement in the snatching incident, said Rawshan Mostafa.