Jharkhand: Eight arrested for planned attack on ASI

TNN | Updated: Apr 22, 2020, 13:14 IST

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RANCHI: Police on Tuesday arrested eight persons for attacking an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) deployed on lockdown duty at Baronda check-post under Sonahatu police station near the Jharkhand-Bengal border on Sunday. Sharma Machhua, Mahiram Machhua, Durga Prasad Mahto, Hemchandra Nagsen, Roopchand Koeri, Shankar Swansi, Sukumar Koeri and Chaitan Da been forwarded to jail, police said. Police have registered a case under several sections of IPC, including attempt to murder, against the accused persons.
Talking to the media, Bundu SDPO Ajay Kumar said, “ASI Dolgobind Mahto was on lockdown duty at the check-post on Sunday when the eight men, armed with sharp weapons and iron rods, attacked him around 10pm. He sustained a fracture in the hand and injuries to the head. The eight escaped when other cops reached the spot.”
Kumar added, “The assailants, most of them employed at a local petrol pump, were stopped and interrogated by the cop on Friday. The officer had questioned why three men were riding on one bike when social distancing was necessary. Their egos were hurt and they planned to carry out the attack.”