Houses of accused involved in setting police station ablaze demolished in Assam's Nagaon | A timeline
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An angry mob set a police station ablaze in Nagaon district of Assam on Saturday. The district administration, on Sunday, demolished the houses of culprits involved in the incident. Here is a timeline of what has happened till now.
Nagaon authorities in Assam, on Sunday, May 22, demolished houses of several families who were allegedly involved in setting Batadrava Police Station on fire.
The step was taken by the authorities after a mob had set fire to a part of the Batadrava Police Station following an alleged case of custodial death of a local resident.
Assam | Mob set Batadrava Police Station on fire in Nagaon district after man allegedly died in police custodyWe're investigating the allegations. 3 have been detained from among persons who attacked police station. 2 police personnel have been injured in attack: SP Leena Doley pic.twitter.com/7kwCCYwB0s
- Safiqul Islam, a resident of Salonibari, was on his way to Sivasagar district on Friday night for a business trip when the Batadraba Police stopped him and demanded Rs 10,000 and a duck from him.
- When Safiqul failed to meet their demands, the police officers took him to Batadraba police station and asked him to call his family members to arrange the money and the duck.
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