Cops have been gheraoed in past too

Vadodara: Probationary sub-inspector S V Chudasama has alleged that he was being manhandled by five persons while he was holding his pistol in his arm and he fired accidentally.
While Chudasama has alleged he was beaten up by five persons, there have been instances in the past where cops have been surrounded by mob with swords yet they have never fired at any persons. All they did was to brandish the weapon at the crowd to scare them away or fire in air to disperse the mob.
In October 2017 during a Tazia procession, the then second inspector of Panigate police station B M Rana was surrounded by a mob with swords. Somebody from the mob had even tried to snatch Rana’s gun, but he used his presence of mind and fired in the air to disperse the mob.
Similarly in March last year, a team of cops from Vadodara Taluka police station that tried to stop a vehicle of a bootlegger near Dumad crossroads had to face ire of residents of Ganpatpura village. Then sub-inspector of Vadodara Taluka police station B D Jadeja was gheraoed by a mob and even assaulted. But Jadeja fired three rounds in air in self-defence.
In the same month, another sub-inspector from Gorwa police station Kirit Lathiya was surrounded by a crowd during a demolition operation of Vadodara Municipal Corporation. Lathiya only pointed gun at the crowd and did not fire.
In May last year, when a woman sub-inspector S J Tomar had gone to Dudhwala Mohalla near Nyay Mandir to close down shops and stalls which were operating past midnight, some persons raised objections and hurled abuses at her which had led to heated arguments.