A suspected drug trafficker was injured in a police encounter at Mailkuchi village in Assam’s Barpeta district in the early hours of Sunday morning, November 16.

According to police sources, Barpeta Police opened fire targeting a drug mafia member after he attempted to escape from custody. The injured has been identified as Anowar Hussain of Mailkuchi village.

The incident took place at around 2 am on Sunday.

Earlier, on November 6, Tarabari Police had seized 11 soap cases filled with suspected heroin from an Alto vehicle. The drug supply team abandoned the vehicle and fled during the operation.

On Saturday night, based on allegations of involvement in the same drug trafficking network, Tarabari Police detained Anowar Hussain. He was being taken along by the police to locate and recove

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