Siliguri, Oct. 14 -- A 20-year-old youth was arrested by New Jalpaiguri police for allegedly obstructing a police investigation and getting involved in a scuffle with an on-duty police officer at Mamtapara in Fulbari-I area on Tuesday night. The arrested youth has been identified as
Shubha Roy.
According to police sources, an ASI of New Jalpaiguri Police Station, Manoj Majumdar, had gone to Mamtapara following a court order to investigate an old land fraud case. During the investigation, while police personnel were recording video footage of various aspects of the case, Roy allegedly obstructed them from carrying out their duties.
The youth allegedly got into a physical altercation with the police personnel present at the spot. Following the incident, police arrested Roy and took him to the police station.
Police sources said that several other local residents may also have been involved in the incident. On Wednesday, Roy was produced before the Jalpaiguri court.
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