Two policemen sustained injuries during a clash with traders when Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) conducted an eviction drive at Khilgaon rail gate kitchen market on Sunday.

The injured were identified as Inspector (Operation) Mahidul Islam of Shajanpur Police Station and constable named Mehedi Hasan (24) of Public Order and Management (POM) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.

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Among them, Inspector Mahidul received injuries on his head, while Constable Mehedi Hasan sustained bullet injuries at his leg.

The incident took place between 2:00 pm and 2:30 pm when the DSCC authority went to the spot to conduct an eviction drive, said Officer-in-charge of Shahjahanpur police station Sujit Kumar Shaha.

The DSCC has conducted the eviction drive in the kitchen market as the authority will build a multistoried market there. They had earlier issued several notices to the existing traders of the market to shift their belongings but did not comply with the order, the OC said.

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When the DSCC along with a large number of police went there, local traders swooped on them with brick bats. The police resorted to baton charge, hurled sound grenade and fired rubber bullets to disperse the unruly people. 

During the clash, Inspector Mahidul received head injuries due to hitting of brick bats and Constable Mehedi might have received bullet injuries accidentally at his leg from the bullets fired by other police members, the OC added.

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This incident took place on Sunday (January 21) around 2 o'clock. Injured policeman Mehedi Hasan is being treated at Dhaka Medical and Inspector (Operation) Mahidul Islam at Rajarbagh Police Lines Hospital.

Injured policeman Mehedi Hasan is being treated at Dhaka Medical College Hospital and Inspector (Operation) Mahidul Islam at Rajarbagh Police Lines Hospital.