| arrest three volunteers who were picketing some Sirajgung. | liquor shops. A crowd gathered and succeeded in | separating and beating the constables. The | sub-inspector fled. The mob then went in search | of the excise sub-inspector and having failed | to find him, they looted the ganja and liquor | shop. In the course of this incident one rifle | was lost by the police. | | Several instances of vigorous picketing | occurred in this neighbourhood through which | the D.M. and Superintendent of Police decided | to have a route march. They arrived at | Salangahat with two head constables and 23 | constables of armed police. A number of | volunteers had collected here and as the Deputy | Magistrate received complaints of interference | several were arrested. A crowd of about 2,000 | then gathered and pelted the police. Every | effort was made to disperse the crowd. | Eventually after the Deputy Superintendent of | Police had been hit with a lathi the Magistrate | ordered fire to be opened first with buckshot, | and when this proved unavailing, with ball. The | crowd then dispersed leaving 4 dead and 6 | wounded. | Dacca District | Certain bad characters attacked the police in 23rd January 1922. | the course of effecting some arrests; the | latter fired killing one volunteer. | Titagarh Jute Mills | Three mill hands were wanted in connection with 26th January 1922. | an assault on the Manager and Assistant | Manager. Two arrests were made which resulted | in the collection of a threatening crowd who | hemmed in the police against the wall of the | mill. After failing to get in touch with the | Sub Divisional Magistrate over the telephone | the Deputy Superintendent ordered first one and | then several of his men to fire. One man was | killed and another died subsequently. | Altogether 40 were reported to have been | wounded, seven were sent to hospital. |