Nagaon administration on Sunday demolished the residences of five families allegedly involved in setting fire to a police station. A mob allegedly set Batadrava police station on fire in Nagaon district after a man allegedly died in police custody on Saturday.
“We are investigating the allegations.fifteen have been detained among persons who attacked the police station. Two police personnel have been injured in the attack,” said Leena Doley, Superintendant of Police.Meanwhile, Assam Police suspended the officer in charge of Batadraba police station to ensure fair probe in the matter of the death of Safiqul Islam in custody. “We take the unfortunate death of Safiqul Islam very seriously and have put the OC of Batadraba thana on suspension and the rest of the staff closed. If there is any foul play at our end, we mean to find that and punish the guilty according to the law. No second thoughts,” said Assam Director General of Police Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta.
