Criminals attack cops

Criminals yesterday snatched an arrestee from police, leaving two law enforcers injured at Ranirhat Bazar in Bakerganj upazila.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Bakerganj Police Staion Nurul Islam said sub-inspector Nazrul Islam Majumder and constable Enayet Hossain had arrested Asif Talukder, 29, accused of attacking his rivals with lethal weapons, from Rahirhat area.
On their way back around 7:30pm, when they reached the bazar area with Asif, accomplices of the arrestee equipped with lethal weapons swooped on the police personnel and beat up Nazrul and Enayet.
The attackers then took away Asif. The injured policemen had been taken to Barisal Police Lines Hospital for treatment, the OC added.
Barisal district Police Superintendent AKM Ehsan Ullah said police had launched a drive to catch Asif and his accomplices.