Superintendent of Police (SP), Araria, Anjani Kumar said that the station house officer of Phulkaha police station had received information about the presence of a criminal at a wedding function at Laxmipur village.Around 1.30 am, a police team led by Rajiv Kumar Mall visited the spot to arrest the criminal. In the ensuing confrontation between police and the mob, ASI Mall received injuries. He was admitted to a local hospital where he died during treatment.Sub-divisional police officer (SDPO), Forbesganj, Mukesh Kumar Saha said that three-four suspects have been detained for interrogation in connection with the incident. “Efforts are underway to procure CCTV footage of the incident,” he added. The deceased cop is stated to be a resident of Munger.The incident happened barely within a week when state director general of police (DGP) Vinay Kumar had issued a circular asking the police officers to conduct raids with adequate number of police force. Attacks on police personnel have frequently been reported from different districts of state. Most of the attacks on police personnel took place during the arrest of accused in prohibition-related cases.
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