Aurangabad: Local residents attacked the police team and burned police jeeps in Janakpur Pokhra Village under the Nabinag Police Station area in the Aurangabad district on Thursday to protest the death of a village resident during the police operation during the village residents operations.
Angry villagers blocked the main street of Nabinagar Block Headquarters who demanded cemARe registration for police personnel who carried out the attack.
Aurangabad SP Kantesh Kumar Mishra said the police had gone to Janakpur Pokhara to arrest the defendant.
“After seeing the police, a Madan Chaudhary jumped to the nearest pool to escape.
He could not swim and die from sinking.
Madan was also accused of criminal cases,” SP said.
Angered by this incident, people attacked the police and set the Van Police of the Mali Police Station on fire.
Some police also received injuries in the incident.
SP said the people involved in the attack had been identified and actions would be taken against them because it caused damage to government property and blocking government work.
Senior officials reached the place and actions taken to appease the villagers blocking the main road of the Nabinagar block base.