Gamblers beat up cops, snatch revolver
Staff Correspondent, Ctg
Gamblers beat up a four-member police team led by a sub-inspector (SI) and snatched a loaded revolver from the SI as the cops allegedly tried to extort from them Tk 10,000. The incident occurred at Amtali under Lohagara Police Station in the early hours of yesterday. Sources said SI Dilip Sarker along with three constables went to the gamblers' den to extort money. The gamblers offered Tk 5,000 but the police team refused to take less than Tk 10,000. This led to an altercation between the two sides and at one stage the gang beat up the policemen and took away the revolver with five bullets. The police team then fled the spot and returned to the police station. A big police team yesterday raided Amtali area to recover the revolver and nab the gamblers but failed. But they picked up six innocent people including an elderly woman, locals said. A case was filed with Lohagara police.
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