Kolkata: The four persons accused of assaulting cops on the New Alipore Police Station compound on Tuesday were granted bail by an Alipore court.
Around 50 people stormed the New Alipore PS around 2 am on Tuesday, assaulted cops and tried to vandalise the premises, demanding a man, arrested for allegedly molesting a woman, be handed to them. A 24-year-old woman was returning home around 12.15 am on Tuesday, when three men allegedly molested her under Durgapur Bridge in New Alipore. The molestation accused, whom the four had demanded that he be handed to them for instant justice, was remanded in police custody. Police are looking for two of his associates. Police called in reinforcement and resorted to lathicharge to disperse the attackers. Four men — Sayantan Shome, Lucky Pandey, Swarup Das and Sourav Mallick — were arrested, while the rest fled. Hearing her cries for help, her brother rushed to the spot and alerted residents of the area. One of the accused, Jai Kumar Kamath, was caught, while the other two fled. Police arrested Kamath and that is when the four persons, along with others, attacked the police station, demanding him to be handed over to them.