Drug Network Suspect Injured While Trying to Escape Police Custody in Barpeta

A suspected drug trafficker, Anowar Hussain of Mailkuchi village, was shot in the leg after he tried to flee police custody during a night operation in Barpeta. Police said he was under surveillance for links to a heroin smuggling network. He was injured after ignoring warnings and is now stable in hospital. An inquiry into the firing has been ordered, and the crackdown on drug networks continues.