Two policemen were injured in an attack by an accused and his associates when they raided a house at Adharmanik Nalarkil in Lohagarah upazila of Chattogram district on Sunday.

The injured were Jony Khan, 30 and Shahadat, 27—two constables of Lohagarah Police Station. They are now undergoing treatment at Chattogram Medical College and Hospital.

Of them, the left hand of Jony was severed during the attack.

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Atiqul Islam, officer-in-charge of Lohagarah Police Station, said a team of police led by sub-inspector Bhakta Chandra Datta raided the house of Kabir Ahmed, an accused in different cases, to arrest him in the morning.

At one stage, Kabir along with his associates attacked the police team and severed the left wrist of Jony.

“Efforts are on to arrest the attackers,” said the OC.