Six policemen were injured when a mob attacked them after they arrested a Trinamool Congress activist in the Sandeshkhali area of North 24 Parganas district, an officer said on Saturday (January 3, 2026).
“The team from Nazat police station went to Boyermari village under Sandeshkhali block on Friday (January 2, 2026). night to arrest TMC activist Musa Mollah. The policemen were attacked by a group of villagers who also damaged the police vehicle,” the officer said.
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The six injured cops, including an officer, were provided treatment at the local hospital and discharged. They were hurt in stone pelting by a section of villagers when they picked up Mollah from his residence and took him inside the police vehicle.
“Mollah, who was arrested on charges of forcibly taking away waterbodies in the area for pisciculture, could finally be taken to the police station after reinforcements were sent and chased away the mob,” the officer said. “Apart from him, two local TMC leaders, including the gram panchayat pradhan, were detained for instigating the mob attack,” the officer added.
