Bogura Correspondent:
 
Relatives and local residents snatched a suspect with an outstanding arrest warrant from police custody in Sonatala of Bogura.
 
Four police officers and a village police officer (Gram Police) were beaten and injured during the incident. A police pickup van was also vandalized. Police have detained four women for their alleged involvement in the event.
 
The incident occurred on Friday (November 6) afternoon in Fulbaria village under Madhupur Union of the upazila.
 
According to police sources, Golam Kabir Suman (36), son of Abdus Salam Master of Fulbaria village, has an arrest warrant issued against him by a court in a fraud case. On Friday, Sub-Inspectors (SI) Shimul Kumar Das and Mehedi Hasan of Sonatala Police Station, along with other police personnel, went to arrest him.
 
As police arrested Suman and were putting him into the vehicle, his relatives and local residents launched an attack on the officers. They assaulted the police personnel and snatched Suman away, while also vandalizing the police pickup van. Four police officers and one village police officer sustained injuries in the attack.
 
Upon receiving the news, additional police forces from Sonatala Police Station arrived at the scene and brought the situation under control. The injured were rescued and taken to the Sonatala Upazila Health Complex, where they received primary treatment.
 
Kabir Hossain, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Sonatala Police Station, stated that the situation is currently back to normal. Four women have been detained and brought to the station for questioning over their suspected involvement in the incident. Legal action will be taken regarding the matter.