Three policemen were severely injured in an attack on a Detective Branch team during an operation to arrest an accused in the Choksutrapur Haddipotti area of Bogura Sadar on Thursday night.
The incident occurred around 9:30pm when the DB police team went to arrest Rony, 30, accused of a theft case filed in Shahjahanpur police station.
According to the source of the police, Rony started shouting after being detained, and around 70-80 people led by fugitive Shapla Khatun and her husband Ashik attacked them with sticks, rods and sharp weapons, severely injuring ASI Hasan Ali and two other constables, Modaser Hossain and Sojib Hossain.
The police claimed that Shapla attempted to slash ASI with a machete, at first, and then constable Modasser which caused serious injury in his left hand.
Constable Sojib was struck with an iron rod, causing grave wounds on his back.
On information, additional police personnel led by the additional superintendent of police (Sadar Circle), the OC of Sadar police station and the DB in-charge reached the spot and arrested six people with the help of locals.
They are Rony, 34, Shamim, 60, Israfil Hossain, 40, Kabir Hossain, 24, Behula, 35, and Rubi Begum, 34.
Iqbal Bahar, OC of the district DB Police, said that the attackers attempted to carry out lethal attacks on the police.
Efforts are under way to arrest others.
