Two More Accused Injured In Separate Police Encounters In Assam
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The rising number of shoot-outs has whipped up a political furore with the opposition alleging Assam Police has turned "trigger happy" under the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led regime.
Two persons accused of different crimes were injured in police encounters in Assam's Guwahati and Dhemaji when they "tried to escape from custody", a senior officer said on Sunday. Special Director General of Police (Law and Order) Gyanendra Pratap Singh said sleuths in Guwahati had to open fire on one accused in self-defence when he tried to flee custody. The person, who sustained a bullet injury on his leg, was recently arrested from Delhi for allegedly supplying cocaine in a rave party in Guwahati last month, he said in a tweet. Talking about the other case, Mr Singh said a man accused of attacking a college girl, who later succumbed to her injuries, tried to snatch a police weapon in Dhemaji district on Saturday evening.More Related News