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As two policemen sustained injuries after getting shot in West Bengal's North Dinajpur district, Rajesh Kumar Yadav, Inspector General of Police (IG) North Bengal on Thursday said that the weapon was handed over to the accused in the court lockup.
The official said that one of the constables had undergone laparoscopic procedures so that minor injuries inside the body could be repaired. According to the IG, the preliminary inquiry reveals that the accused was provided with a firearm when he was lodged in the court lockup. "Investigation is underway and we will soon be able to nab the accused. We have received good leads into the investigation. One of the constables (Deven Baishya) has undergone laparoscopic procedures. The minor injuries inside the body have been repaired. The weapon was handed over to the accused in the court lockup," IG Yadav told reporters. Two police personnel were injured in the firing by miscreants while taking the accused to the prison van in West Bengal's Uttar Dinajpur district. The injured policemen sustained bullet injuries. They have been identified as Nilkanta Sarkar, who sustained injuries after taking a hit in the chest, and Deven Baishya, who sustained two bullet injuries. The incident took place at Panjipara Kalibari area under Goalpokhar police station in North Dinajpur on Wednesday evening. According to the police, the incident took place while the accused was being taken back from the Islampur sub-divisional court to Raiganj correctional home. The accused requested the policemen to stop the van for nature's call. The accused opened fire while going out to the bathroom. After the incident, the accused fled away. The two injured two policemen sustained a total of three bullets in their chests and were rushed to Islampur sub-district hospital. After this, they were referred to a private hospital in Siliguri as their condition deteriorated. BJP West Bengal Chief Sukanta Majumdar questioned the state government alleging failure of law and order in the state. "Shocking breakdown of law and order in Islampur: miscreants opened fire on a police vehicle to free their accomplices, critically injuring several officers. Under the state Home Minister's watch, criminals have grown so emboldened that even the police aren't safe. This is not governance; it's chaos. West Bengal deserves better," he posted on X. (ANI)
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