Cop killed by gamblers in Cooch Behar: Police arrest 21, civic volunteers assaulted in Asansol
On Tuesday night, when few policemen from Kotwali Police Station conducted raid in a gamble-camp at Four Number Bazar area in Cooch Behar district of West Bengal, gamblers reportedly attacked the policemen.
Few policemen were injured in the attack and rushed to MJN Hospital nearby where one Sub-Inspector (SI) of Kotwali Police Station, Ranjit Pal (50) was declared dead.
Meanwhile, the superintended of police of Cooch Behar district said that the policeman had died of heart attack.
"After getting specific information about the gamble-camps, a team from Kotwali Police Station led by SI Ranjit Pal went to the spot to conduct a raid. When policemen were moving towards a camp, few people started stone pelting, aiming at them. One police constable was hit by stone and the windshields of a police vehicle were also smashed by stones hit by them. Ranjit Pal suddenly fell on the ground. Injured policemen were rushed to MJN Hospital quickly and there Ranjit Pal was declared dead. No external injury mark was found on his body. I met the doctor. He said that Ranjit Pal had died of cardiac arrest," Cooch Behar SP Rajesh Yadav told IBNS.
"We have started investigation into the case and arrested 21 persons so far. Our search operation to arrest other accused is currently underway," Yadav further said.
According to police reports, the arrested have been charged under four non-bailable IPC sections including 302 (Murder).
Meanwhile, the family of the killed policeman denied the statement of Cooch Behar SP.
"We found an injury mark on his chest. He was beaten and killed. We are demanding for a proper investigation into this case," Ranjit Pal's wife Ratna Pal told the media.
However, after completing his post mortem, Ranjit Pal's body was handed over to his family on Wednesday.
The arrested were produced in court on Wednesday. The court sent five of them to police custody for 10 days and the rest sixteen to jail custody for 14 days.
Meanwhile, two civic volunteers- Bapi Bauri and Ashutosh Nayek- were reportedly beaten by gamblers on Tuesday night, when police conducted raid in a gamble-camp at Bharra village under Kulti Police Station area in Asansol in West Bengal's Burdwan district.
The injured civic volunteers were rushed to Asansol District Hospital and are being treated there.
However, police have started investigation into the case and arrested five suspects so far.
(Reporting by Deepayan Sinha)
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