VISAKHAPATNAM: Vizag Rural police on Monday booked cases against the group of villagers who allegedly attacked a police task force team from Nalgonda district in Telangana that had was near Lambasingi village in Vizag Agency on Sunday to investigate a case related to ganja smuggling.
The police team from Nalgonda was visiting Lambasingi and Annavaram, among other areas, under Chintapalle mandal in the Agency.
On Sunday evening, when the Telangana police team was heading to Annavaram village with an accused who was earlier caught in Nalgonda for possession of ganja, a group of tribal villagers, including some ganja smugglers, attacked the police with stones.
The Telangana police team opened a few rounds of fire in the air in self-defence. One person received a bullet injury while another suffered an injury while trying to escape. Based on a complaint lodged by the Nalgonda police team, Vizag Rural police registered a case. Further investigation is underway.
