PRAYAGRAJ, March 5 -- A police team was allegedly attacked and an arms accused freed by a mob in Laungawa village under Mahewa Ghat police station limits of Kaushambi district on Wednesday, leaving several policemen injured and leading to a case against nearly 60 people.

Police said the accused, Amarnath Mishra, son of Sonelal Mishra and a resident of the village, was allegedly roaming with a country-made pistol during Holi celebrations and threatening residents. Villagers alerted the police, warning of possible unrest.

Sub-inspectors Rampal and Vijay Pal Verma, along with constables Abhishek Yadav and Vikas Yadav, reached the spot. Additional officers, including SIs Shravan Kumar Shukla and Krishnakant Tripathi, were also called in. Th...