Police ASP vandalises toll plaza, beats officials

An assistant superintendent of police (ASP) of the district has been withdrawn over vandalising the Karnaphuli Toll Plaza in the port city of Chattogram and beating up its two staff members allegedly in an inebriated condition on Friday.

Moshiar Rahman Khoken, ASP (Mirsarai circle), was closed to the district police lines over the incident, said Rezaul Masud, Additional Superintendent of Police (Sadar circle), according to UNB.

Sources said Moshiar found traffic jam at the toll plaza while going to Bandarban by his official car.

He got down from his vehicle around 11:45am and started to smash the glass of the plaza and beat up two staff members, including an engineer.  Toll plaza in-charge Apurbo Saha said ASP Moshiar started vandalising the glass without uttering any world. "In an inebriated condition, he beat up our staff members," he said.