The mom of the Kishanganj policeman who was lynched by a mob in West Bengal, died early Sunday morning, police mentioned.
Ashwini Kumar, 52, Station House Officer of Kishanganj police station in Bihar, was on Saturday lynched in Pantapara village in Bengal’s Uttar Dinajpur district, the place he had gone with a staff of eight policemen and two informers to search for a gang of alleged motorbike thieves who operated in Bihar.
On Sunday, the West Bengal police arrested two extra individuals in reference to the homicide, taking the full arrests to 5. Prime accused Firoz Alam, at whose home Kumar was attacked, had been arrested earlier alongside along with his mom and one different individual.
Kishanganj SP Kumar Ashish mentioned that on Sunday, Kumar’s mom Urmila Devi, 70, collapsed on seeing the physique of her son at their Jankinagar dwelling in Purnea district, and died quickly after.
Sources in Purnea mentioned the inspector’s mom had a historical past of coronary heart illnesses.
The inspector and his mom have been cremated on Sunday at their ancestral village.
The Kishanganj Police has suspended seven policemen for dereliction of obligation for leaving Kumar behind at Pantarpara and fleeing after they have been attacked.
“We suspended them for leaving the spot while Ashwini Kumar stayed back to save the lives of the two informers,” SP Kumar Ashish mentioned.
At 3 am on Saturday, the police staff led by Kumar had discovered a stolen motorbike close to Alam’s home, following which the SHO started questioning some residents. Soon, a crowd gathered within the space and attacked the policemen. While Kumar’s staff members allegedly escaped in a police car, the SHO stayed again to assist the informers.
Kishanganj SP Kumar Ashish had earlier accused the West Bengal Police of citing election engagements to not present help to the raid staff. “As per CrPC provisions, a police team can conduct raids in the jurisdiction of another police station… Had they helped us, our officer would have been saved.”
Inputs from ENS, Kolkata