Chattogram, May 22 -- At least four people, including a policeman and two journalists, were injured after police fired blank shots to disperse a crowd trying to snatch a man accused in an attempted rape case in Chattogram city on Thursday night.

The incident took place in the Chairmanghata area of Bakalia.

According to police and locals, Monir Hossain, 35, an employee of a decoration shop in the area, allegedly attempted to rape a four-year-old girl after taking her inside the shop.

As news of the incident spread, angry locals took to the streets and staged protests in the evening.

Police later arrived at the scene and detained the accused. However, while taking him to the police station, an agitated crowd blocked the police vehicle a...