Silchar, Mar 11 (PTI) Three persons have been arrested for allegedly assaulting a block development officer (BDO) in Assam's Cachar district, a police officer said on Friday.

The incident happened during a meeting at the Sonai block development office, where a no-confidence vote was brought against the president of Swadhinbazar Gram Panchayat.

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A heated argument broke out, leading to a scuffle on Thursday.

The BDO, Hussain Mohammad Mobin, tried to stop the scuffle, but the irate members allegedly manhandled him besides attempting to snatch some documents from him.

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Some policemen were also injured.

The police on Friday nabbed three persons allegedly involved in the manhandling of the official.

The BDO has written a letter to the deputy commissioner highlighting the incident, and the vandalism which happened in the block office.

This is the second instance of the assault of a government official within a week in Assam.

Earlier, the Officer-in-Charge of Guwahati's Satgaon police station, Pranjit Lahkar, had allegedly slapped South Salmara's Election Officer and Executive magistrate, Bibhas Medhi, when he had gone to file a case against some land brokers for threatening him in connection with a land dispute.

The magistrate had filed a complaint against Lahkar with the Commissioner of Police Harmeet Singh, who ordered an inquiry into the incident.

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