DB man closed in Dinajpur
An assistant sub-inspector of the Detective Branch (DB) of police was closed to Dinajpur police lines on Sunday evening for physically assaulting a street vendor.
Police quoted witnesses as saying that ASI Jahangir of Dinajpur DB Police had an altercation with vendor Bhola over a trivial matter at Lily intersection in the town at around 6:00pm.
At one stage, Jahangir started beating Bhola, son of Solaiman Ali of Bahadur Bazar in the town. As the ASI was trying to leave the scene, local people and other vendors put him under siege.
Hearing the incident, law enforcers from Dinajpur police station rushed to the spot, but locals surrounded them demanding punishment of the ASI.
Later, Police Superintendent Md Mainul Islam went to the spot and assured the locals of taking action against the ASI. He immediately closed ASI Jahangir to the district police lines.
Police sources said ASI Jahangir was suspended in October last year as he was charged with corruption.
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