7 cops injured in attacks in Nawada and Bhagalpur
PATNA, Nov. 11 -- Seven policemen were injured in two separate incidents in Bhagalpur and Nawada as the police teams tried to stop illegal sand mining and gambling, police said on Tuesday.
In Nawada, five people, including a mining inspector Aman Kumar, two police personnel and two homeguard jawans were injured when a team from the mining department conducted a raid. Yet, the team didn't flinch and seized a tractor and a motorcycle from the spot while the attackers fled with another tractor. A video of the incident has also gone viral on social media.
According to officials, the mining department team had received information that sand was being illegally lifted from Maheshpur area and transported by tractors. A police team rushed to the spot and chased sand-laden tractors. When the police team attempted to stop a tractor, the henchmen of the sand mafia attacked the personnel.
However, the police officers said that no arrest was made in the case and the investigation was underway.
SHO of Govindpur police station Mohammad Sadam Khan confirmed the incident and told reporters that the attackers fled the spot on realising arrival of police forces. "A car and a bike were also seized from the spot. Further action is being taken at the police and administrative level. Efforts are being made to identify the attackers," the SHO added.
Earlier on Monday night, unidentified gamblers attacked a police team near Kali Sthan on Salehpur Road in Babarganj police station area in Bhagalpur. Police said that the incident took place when a police team arrived at a gambling den around 1.30 am, the anti-social elements surrounded and attacked them with sticks and stones, causing injuries to many, including SHO Babarganj Satyajit Kumar and a constable.
The SHO received injuries on his hands, legs and head. Some other policemen were also injured in the incident. The SHO was immediately taken to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Sadar Hospital by fellow policemen. He was later referred to the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital (JLNMCH) for better treatment.
According to City DSP-2 Rakesh Kumar, "The police team had gone to raid a gambling den, where anti-social elements attacked and injured police personnels. A case has been registered with Babarganj police station and police are conducting raids to nab the accused," he added....
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