Guwahati: A mob burned down a police station in Batdarava under Assam’s Nagaon district on Saturday, protesting the custodial death of a fish trader, police said.
The mob, which included women, barged into the Batadrava police station, vandalised it and beat up the personnel. The group then torched the police station.
Several documents were reduced to ashes and some rifles were damaged in the fire.
Two policemen were injured. The police later arrested three persons for their alleged involvement in the attack.
The police had picked up the fish trader in the district on Friday night and demanded Rs 10000 besides a duck from him, the wife of the deceased alleged.
A police officer said that a probe was on and action would be taken against anyone found guilty.
