Kolkata cop thrashed by mob while trying to save molest accused

KOLKATA: A Kolkata Police constable was injured while trying to protect a sexual assault accused from a mob in the port area on Wednesday night.
Constable Iqlaq Hossain was injured in the head and face when he tried to save Deepak Kumar Mahato, who was accused of sexually assaulting a three-year-old girl. Doctors will carry out a second CT scan to ascertain if he suffered internal injuries.

On Wednesday, a woman filed a complaint alleging Mahato was trying to sexually assault her daughter. Cops came to know that locals were assaulting Mahato. Hossain and a home guard tried to rescue Mahato but the locals slapped and punched Hossain.
A large police force later arrived to rescue both Hossain and Mahato. "Besides the Pocso accused being arrested, we arrested one person for assaulting the constable," said DC (port) Harikrishna Pai.