Daltonganj: A police sub-inspector, Abhay Anand, was posted at the Pipra Police Station in Palamu District, a sustainable head injury while two other police officers fled with a minor injury on Monday night when a horde attacked the police team at NH-98.
According to sources, the police team tried to calm a group of villagers, which blocked the road and protested the deaths of villagers in an accident on the road.
Palamu SP Chandan Kumar Sinha said a villagers identified as Shoonandan Yadav (50) was destroyed to death on the NH-98 by the vehicle.
“The accident lasts around 7pm and the vehicle involves driving.
A horde gathered on the site and demanded the arrest of the culprit.
The police team who went there was attacked with stones,” he said.
Sinha added, “We tried to identify Pelton Stone and slap the case against them.” Officers responsible for the Pipra Police Station, Suraj Chail said, “Anand has nine stitches on his head.” Chail said the police team tried to ask about the causes of accidents and other details to start the investigation when the horde became a bastard.
“Instead of providing information, the hordes attacked the police with stones and wooden sticks,” he said, adding that other injured police were identified as Benjamin Lakra and Ajay Yadav.