Five nabbed for attacking cops in Patna

PATNA: Altogether five villagers, who were allegedly involved in liquor smuggling and assaulting a police team at Tarwa Musahari under the Parsa Bazar police station area in Patna on Monday night, were arrested on Wednesday.
SHO Priya Jyoti told TOI, “Of the 15 named accused, Chotan, Ashok, Jitendra, Mahendra and Mahesh have been nabbed. We are, however, yet to trace the people, who took away the rifle of one of the constables.”
A four-member raiding team was chased and attacked by the locals on Monday, but rescued after more police personnel reached the village.
ASI Vijay Narayan Manjhi, who was leading the team, said nearly 50 villagers carrying wooden sticks, iron rods and weapons had attacked him and two constables, Premjeet Singh and Raghunandan Thakur, after surrounding them from three sides.
“The attackers hit me on the head from behind and beat me up. They then threw me on the road in a semi-unconscious state. They also hit Premjeet and dragged him to a field after snatching his loaded rifle,” the ASI said, adding that their driver, Ramakant Kumar, managed to escape, leaving the police vehicle behind.
Calling the attack a “pre-planned conspiracy”, Manjhi said, “Another constable, Raghunandan, was also assaulted, but he escaped with the help of a biker.”