Rohtak, May 19 -- A police team was allegedly attacked while attempting to rescue an injured labourer from a brick kiln in Gorchi village in Hisar district, officials said on Monday.

The police alleged that several workers at Poonia Brick Kiln pelted stones at the team, assaulted personnel with sticks and allegedly tried to run over officers with a tractor during the rescue operation. Several police personnel sustained injuries in the incident.

Hisar superintendent of police Siddhant Jain said that two cops sustained injuries and they have been taken to the hospital. He said that five accused have been arrested and the police investigation is underway to trace others.

Assistant sub-inspector (SI) Pradeep Kumar of Balsamand police stati...