In a joint drive with Natore police, a team of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police arrested Belal from Harishpur Bypass intersection at 1:00am, said RMP s Additional Deputy Commissioner Golam Ruhul Kuddus.
Belal, a herbal medicine trader, beat up sergeant Bipul Kishore Bhattachariya with a piece of wood after an altercation with him at Rajshahi city s Ghora Chattar checkpoint on Tuesday, leaving him seriously injured.
Bipul Kishore was admitted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital with his left elbow, right hand and left collarbone fractured among other injuries.
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Motorcyclist assaults traffic cop in Rajshahi
The sergeant was rushed to hospital with fractures.
Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi
Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi
A motorcyclist beat up a traffic sergeant with a piece of wood, fracturing the officer s bones, at Rajshahi city s Ghora Chattar checkpoint yesterday.
The sergeant, Sree Bipul Kishore Bhattachariya, was admitted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital with his left elbow, right hand and left collarbone fractured among other injuries, said Golam Ruhul Kuddus, additional deputy commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP).
The incident took place around 12pm when the sergeant saw the motorcyclist riding his vehicle on the footpath and ran to catch the rider, leaving his teammates behind, the RMP spokesperson said.