SI closed

Sub Inspector (SI) Badruzzaman of Sherpur Sadar Police Station was closed to police lines yesterday morning for torching the banner of Durga Puja in Goalpatti area of the district town on Friday. Defying the directive of the sub-inspector, some Hindu devotees organised a lottery and started selling tickets carrying banner of Durga Puja at a club in the town. SI Badruzzaman went to the club Friday evening, seized the banner and torched it. Later the devotees met the superintendent of police and informed him about the incident. After preliminary investigation, SI Badruzzaman was closed to the police lines.