Statesman News Service
MALDA, 28 JAN: One Home Guard and two NVFs have been demobilized on charges of negligence of duty here today. According to Malda SP, Mr Bhuban Mandal , out of the four police personnel who were assisting the police officer murdered during a raid, had fled the spot when the officer was dragged into the house of the ex-Army personnel, Mr Ansarul Sheikh. Only one aged Home Guard was present at the spot.
“We have to take departmental action against the police personnel for such an attitude. They could have opened fire at the criminals but instead they fled the area during such a grave situation”, Mr Bhuban said.
“However, it is true that usually the police personnel here hesitate to fire in order to nab criminals due to political pressure. There are lots of incidents of police firing like one in Harishchandrapur, when the entire police team was criticised for the action” he added.
Ansarul Sheikh, who was arrested on charges of the Malda ASI Sanat Ghosh was remanded in police custody for three days, Malda SP said. Sheikh, a resident of Mirzatpur of Ratua police station, killed the police officer at his residence with the help of his family members, during a raid on the night of 23 January. He was arrested from Raiganj police station area on Tuesday night. Malda police produced him in front of the CJM seeking permission to remand him in police custody. The Malda SP said that police had got some vital information after interrogating him.
“We need to interrogate him further to collect more information about his family membres’ possible locations, who are still at large”, he added.
Police will start a murder case against Sheikh and the other accused, including his wife he added.
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