BAREILLY: Four lekhpals hailing from Badaun district allegedly attacked policemen patrolling the streets on Monday night in Khateta of Sambhal district.
The accused were hooting and consuming liquor in a car parked on the roadside after attending an event on Monday night when a PRV team asked them to go home and in the ensuing argument they attacked the policemen, said police.
Another police team rescued their colleagues, said police, adding that two accused — Vijendra Pal and Hari Om hailing from of Bilsi and Kumwarpur villages in Badaun district — were arrested from the spot, while two others were on the run.
Kudh Fatehgarh police station SHO Ravindra Singh Rathi said, “The accused thrashed the head constable and a constable. A search operation is on to arrest the other two accused. Besides, we have apprised Badaun police about the incident and requested a departmental inquiry against the accused.”
The accused were booked under IPC section 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty) and 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), added the SHO.
