Kolkata cop thrashed by mob while trying to save molest accused
KOLKATA: A
Kolkata Police
constable was injured while trying to protect a sexual assault accused from a mob in the
port area
on Wednesday night.
Constable Iqlaq Hossain was injured in the head and face when he tried to save
Deepak Kumar Mahato
, who was accused of sexually assaulting a
three-year-old girl
.
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Doctors will carry out a second CT scan to ascertain if he suffered internal injuries.
On Wednesday, a woman filed a complaint alleging Mahato was trying to sexually assault her daughter. Cops came to know that locals were assaulting Mahato. Hossain and a home guard tried to rescue Mahato but the locals slapped and punched Hossain.
A large police force later arrived to rescue both Hossain and Mahato. "Besides the Pocso accused being arrested, we arrested one person for assaulting the constable," said DC (port) Harikrishna Pai.
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