Protest against 'police assault'
Agitating mob put up barricade at Lalkhanbazar intersection in the port city yesterday protesting “police assault” on a businessman.
Sources said a police zeep carrying CID ASP Sarwar and a private car hit each other in the area around 12:15pm.
Passenger of the car Rubaiyat, director of a pharmaceutical company, locked into an altercation with driver of the zeep. Rubaiyat alleged that the police official at one stage started beating him.
Later, locals staged demonstration blocking the road causing huge tailback from Wasa to Dewanhat.
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