Protest on public platform after narcotics smuggler escapes from police custody

Locals staged a massive protest and even surrounded the Baghjan police station after a suspected drug smuggler managed to escape from the police station late at night. Local people questioned the capabilities of the police force and asked how such an incident could happen.

Locals of Baghjan area in Doomduma area of Tinsukia district were able to nab a suspected drug mafia member and two consumers of such substances from the area. At around 9 pm on Tuesday night, the local people handed him over to Baghjan police station.

But on Wednesday night at around 2 o’clock, the accused somehow managed to escape from the police custody by breaking the lock-up of the police station. The main accused named Putul Moran, who was accused of selling drugs to the people of the area, also managed to escape from custody.

When the local people came to know about this incident, they reached the police station in large numbers and surrounded the police station. They also raised slogans against the Assam Police, raising slogans like “Assam Police is useless” and “Bangjan Police is corrupt”, accusing the police of taking bribes.

Local people raised the demand that the police officers should find the drug seller as soon as possible and arrest him immediately. He also gave the names of other people who are included in the same group. They also demanded strict action, including suspension of the officers concerned, including Baghjan police station in-charge Sanjeeb Phulkonwar and sub-inspector Deepak Chhetri.

It is noteworthy that the local people had caught Putul Moran of Goiting village and Pawan Mahant and Rahul Moran of Bishnupur village red handed with drugs and handed them over to the police and they had accused the police of arresting them voluntarily. To run away at night.