A police sub-inspector, who had reportedly opened fire outside a polling booth, allegedly told lawyers during proceedings in a court on Friday that if needed, he would fire again.
Bagdah SI Asadur Rahaman made the threat in the additional chief judicial magistrate’s court at Bongaon in North 24-Parganas. He had come to the court to produce five BJP workers arrested in connection with poll-related violence at Ranghat in the Bagdah Assembly constituency of North 24-Parganas on Thursday. Rahaman had allegedly opened fire outside the booth at Ranghat.
When the proceedings were going on in the court of ACJM Debasis Santra on Friday, Rahaman told some lawyers: “Guli chaliyechhi.besh korechhi, darkar hole aabar chalabo (Fine, I fired, and if needed, I will do it again)”.