• Mastermind of Batadrava Violence, Ashiqul Islam Dies Trying to Escape Police Custody

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    Mastermind of Batadrava Violence, Ashiqul Islam Dies Trying to Escape Police Custody

    Islam was gravely injured, after which he was immediately admitted to the civil hospital nearby. However, Ashiqul succumbed to his injuries and was declared dead at the hospital.


    Digital Desk: color:#0E101A">  The mastermind of the Batadrava incident, Ashiqul
    Islam, was killed in a car accident at Raidongia in the Nagaon district of
    Assam yesterday night.



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    color:#0E101A">Aashiqui Islam, apprehended by the police on 29 May, was taken
    to the Nagaon Police Station from his residence at Juria in a police vehicle. 



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    color:#0E101A">The incident unfurled when Ashiqul attempted to flee from the
    police's custody, and he jumped off the moving vehicle. Tragedy struck when he
    was hit by the escort vehicle of the police that was coming from behind. 



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    color:#0E101A">Islam was gravely injured, after which he was immediately
    admitted to the civil hospital nearby. However, Ashiqul succumbed to his
    injuries and was declared dead at the hospital. Meantime, a search operation
    had been initiated by the police on the night of 29 May at Ashiqul Islam's
    residence at Sonaibera in Juria.



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    color:#0E101A">The police seized a 7.62 mm pistol, a .22 pistol and seven
    rounds of ammunition from his residence. The t-shirt he was wearing during the
    Batadrava incident had also been recovered from his house. "We conducted
    search operations at Ashiqul Islam's residence at Sonaibera after he had
    admitted that he kept arms and ammunition hidden in his house", a police
    official informed. 



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    color:#0E101A">While speaking to the media, Leena Doley, Superintendent of
    Police (SP), said that Islam's mobile phone was also seized along with the arms
    and ammunition.

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