Drug trafficker snatched

A drug trafficker in handcuffs was snatched by a mob allegedly at the instigation of his accomplices from police at Mirpur area yesterday, leaving two informers injured.
The arrestee, identified as Shahid, 30, is a stranded Pakistani living at the Bihari camp of Mirpur-11.
Locals said a police team led by Sub-Inspector (SI) Mohammad Jasim nabbed Shahid from inside the camp at around 4:00pm.
As the detainee started shouting seeking the help of his accomplices, around 150 women and men from the densely populated camp throng the spot and took away Shahid in handcuffs, locals said.
They even stabbed two police informers, Apan, 32, and Kamal, 23, who accompanied the force, added locals.
They were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
SI Jasim said the arrestee is accused in several drug peddling cases. Shahid's parents and family members are also involved in pushing local liquor and Phensidyl in the areas, he said quoting locals.
Officer-in-Charge Abdul Malek of Pallabi Police Station said he heard a criminal had escaped police grip but he declined to elaborate.
Police recovered 11 hundred bottles of Phensidyl from the area in the last three days, sources said.