Locals attack police camp in Jhenidah

Nearly 2,000 people attacked a police camp in the district's Shailkupa upazila yesterday following rumours of a man going missing.
Agitated, people surrounded Tamaltala police camp for an hour, tore down the entrance and the wireless tower there.
Police fired five shots in the air to bring the situation under control.
Osman Gani, Tamaltala police camp in-charge, said a clash between two Dignagar village leaders -- Jamal Uddin and Elahi Box -- occurred around noon yesterday over establishing individual dominance in the area. The clash left 20 people injured. There was another clash between them in the afternoon.
At 7:30pm, police arrested Nuru Hossain at Dignagar village on suspicion of his involvement in the clashes. But at the request of Union Parishad Chairman Tofazzel Haq Tozam, police freed Nuru, Osman said.
But people of the area, assuming police had abducted Nuru, attacked Tamaltala police camp.
Police arrested Tofazzel, Alif Hossain and Shahid Ali on the spot.
Officer-in-Charge Shahidul Islam of Shailkupa Police Station said the situation was under control.
Additional police were deployed there to avert any untoward incident, the OC said.