Prime accused in Batadroba police station arson dies

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NAGAON: The prime accused in the Batadroba police station arson case in the Nagaon district died in a road accident in the wee hours of Monday. The police said that the accused, identified as Ashiqul Islam, tried to flee from the police car and was hit by another police vehicle. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him as brought dead.

Nagaon Superintendent of Police Leena Doley said that the accident occurred in the Raidingiya area at around 2:30 am when Ashiqul Islam jumped out of the car he was in and was hit by another police vehicle.

"During interrogation, the accused had confessed that he kept illegal arms at his home. A police team went to his house and recovered one 7.62 mm pistol, one 0.22 mm pistol, seven live bullets and a mobile phone. We also recovered the red t-shirt which he was wearing on the day of the Batadroba incident. While returning to the police station late Sunday night, the accident happened," said Doley. A day earlier, Ashiqul Islam had surrendered before Nagaon police, following which he was taken into custody. The police claimed that the accused was a robber operating in the district for the last couple of years.

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