Two policemen sustained injuries after being allegedly attacked by a wanted criminal in Raipura upazila of Narsingdi district on Tuesday.
The injured cops were identified as sub-, inspector Arif Rabbani, 35, and Al Amin, 40, a constable posted in Raipura Police Station.
Tipped off, a Raipura Police team raided the house of Swapan Mia, a criminal wanted in a robbery case, around 4pm on Tuesday, said Azizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Raipura Police Station.
When SI Rabbani tried to arrest Swapan, he hit the officer on his head with a sharp weapon, leaving him critically injured. Amin sustained injuries trying to save Rabbani.
Later, both of them were taken to Raipura Upazila Health Complex from where SI Rabbani was shifted to Dhaka for better treatment.
“We have managed to arrest Swapan. He was wanted in several cases, including mugging and robbery,” he added.
Source: United News of Bangladesh