Kolkata: Two men in Narkeldanga assaulted two Kolkata Police personnel on Tuesday, marking the fifth attack on cops in 96 hours. The cops were attacked when they tried to stop the two men from drinking alcohol in the open.
On Wednesday, the Sealdah court remanded them to 10 days’ police custody. In another incident, around 50 people had stormed New Alipore Police Station around 2 am, assaulted cops and tried to vandalise the premises, demanding a man arrested for molesting a woman be handed to them.
When the men were asked to leave, they verbally abused the officers and got into a scuffle with them, according to cops. The two cops were patrolling the area on Canal West Road they spotted two men drinking openly on the street. During the altercation, one officer’s uniform was torn. The two men — Entally residents Manoj Das and Satendrakumar Ram — were arrested. At the police station, the accused allegedly tried to intimidate cops by invoking names of influential persons. Kolkata Police personnel were also attacked at two locations across the city — Netajinagar and Tiljala — while attempting to enforce restrictions on prohibited fireworks and maintain order on the night of Kali Puja. The incidents left multiple cops injured and led to the arrest of five individuals.
Earlier, Maidan Police had arrested two persons for allegedly assaulting personnel and obstructing official duties during a violent altercation at Baje Kadamtala Ghat during Kali Puja immersions.