Assam: Mastermind of Batadrava police station arson incident dies in road accident
India Today
The mastermind of the Batadrava police station arson incident died in a road accident on Sunday night when he allegedly tried to escape from police custody. The accused has been identified as Ashiqul Islam.
The mastermind and one of the main accused of the Batadrava police station torching case died in a road accident on Sunday night. The accused, identified as Ashiqul Islam, allegedly encouraged and mobilised the mob to set ablaze the Batadrava police station in Assam on May 21.
On Sunday night, police were reportedly returning to Nagaon with Ashiqul Islam in their custody after conducting a search operation at his residence at Sonaibari village in Juria district. Islam tried to escape from police custody by jumping off the police vehicle in which he was travelling.
Islam was reportedly hit by another police vehicle when he jumped from the vehicle, following which he was shifted to a civil hospital where the doctors declared him dead. The incident took place in the Raidongia area in Nagaon.
The Assam Police had arrested Islam from his residence on Sunday night. Police also seized a .22 pistol and a 7.65 mm pistol along with seven rounds of bullets from his house.
In the video footage, Islam wearing a red T-shirt can be seen encouraging and mobilising the mob to set the Batadrava police station on fire. On May 27, the Nagaon police arrested the prime accused involved in torching Batadrava police station.
On May 21, a mob set Batadrava police station on fire in Nagaon district after a man allegedly died in police custody. Three police officers were also injured during the arson.
The mob stormed the police station after a fish seller, Safiqul Islam, who was detained at the police station, allegedly died in police custody. On May 22, Nagaon district authorities bulldozed houses of several families who were allegedly involved in setting the Batadrava Police Station on fire.
