Guwahati: The photographer, who was arrested by the
CID for assaulting a person who had sustained a bullet injury during the clash between land encroachers and police during an eviction drive at Dholpur in Assam’s Darrang district on Thursday, has been sent to 14-day judicial custody on Friday.
The photographer –
Bijoy Baniya
— was produced before
Kamrup
(Metro) chief judicial magistrate by the CID early on Friday. Baniya, who was hired by the Darrang district administration to cover the eviction drive, has been booked under charges of attempt to murder and using criminal force to deter a public servant from discharging his duty.
Baniya was arrested within hours, on Thursday night, after a video went viral where he was shown assaulting a person lying on the ground after being hit by a bullet.
Meanwhile, all the 11 people, including the three police personnel,
Munir Ahmed, Amritraj Choudhury and
Apurba Ronghang
, who were injured in the clash, are currently undergoing treatment at the
Gauhati Medical College and Hospital
(GMCH).
Talking to the press, GMCH superintendent Abhijit Sarma said, “All the 11 persons were admitted on Thursday night. Three of them are police personnel. Munir Ahmed has an internal bleeding in his head. He has suffered a bone fracture on his face and head. He is under observation, as his case is serious.”
Sarma further said that Ronghang had sustained a minimal injury on his head, while Amritraj Choudhury suffered a soft tissue injury. “Both of them are stable. We are monitoring their health and might discharge them soon,” he stated.
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