15 arrested for Asansol police outpost attack

Asansol: Fifteen people were arrested for ransacking a police outpost at Qureshi Mohalla in Asansol on Friday evening, CM Suvendu Adhikari said on Saturday, reports Mohammad Asif."Those who were involved in vandalising the police outpost are in police custody. Not only will they face prosecution, the cost of damaging public property will be realised from them. If any policeman is injured, those responsible will not be spared," Adhikari warned.Agitated locals ransacked a police outpost at Qureshi Mohalla after news spread that police had asked for the mosque loudspeaker to be removed. To bring the situation under control, police and central forces resorted to lathi-charge and fired tear gas shells. Route marches were conducted in the area.ADCP Dhruba Das said those arrested were identified from CCTV footage of the attack on the police outpost.