Accused fled from police custody held in Bagerhat

Dhaka – Police arrested an accused young man from Babuana area in Kachua upazila in Bagerhat on Saturday night who escaped from Chitalmari Upazila Health Complex while being treated in police custody on Thursday night.
Tanmay Mandal, 22, son of Balram Mondol of Khoromkhali village in Chitalmari upazila and an accused in six cases, was held from Khaserhat area along with 10 pieces of Yaba tablet and 50 grams of hemp on April 2, said Anukul Chandra, officer-in-charge of Chitalmari Police Station.

Later, he was admitted to the health complex as he suffered bullet injuries while trying to escape after being chased by police before his arrest.

On Thursday, he ran away from the health complex pushing down two on-duty policemen.

After the incident, two policemen were suspended for negligence of their duty.

Later, police conducted drives in different areas and arrested him again around 9pm on Saturday, said the OC.UNB