Overview
- Police and BSF personnel clashed Tuesday night in Chapra, Nadia, after a dispute over custody of banned cough syrup seized on the Krishnanagar–Karimpur state highway.
- Local residents alerted Chapra police to packets on the roadside, leading officers to seize Phensedyl bottles that police say were recovered following legal procedure.
- A BSF jawan detained during the confrontation was released without a case after talks between senior officials from both sides.
- Officials confirmed a mutual settlement that leaves the contraband in Krishnanagar Police District custody, with the BSF describing the incident as a minor misunderstanding.
- Police reported three injured officers and hospital treatment, while the BSF said injuries on both sides were minor, and police said an NDPS case has been initiated.