Gujarat: 7 cops hurt in liquor den raid Surendranagar

RAJKOT: Seven police personnel were injured when a raiding party was attacked by a mob during the arrest of a woman bootlegger in Surendranagar on Thursday night. The police booked 18 persons.
According to a complaint filed at A Division police station in Surendranagar, the police raided the country-made liquor den of Fatima Jeda in the new railway station area of the town based on specific information. Police have been strictly instructed to shut down all liquor dens in view of the assembly election.
During the raid, the police found three kilns for brewing of liquor and arrested Fatima. When the police team was taking her outside, she started screaming and asked people to gather and prevent the police personnel from taking her. Soon, a mob gathered there and she provoked people to attack the police team.
The mob asked police to release Fatima. The police tried to convince them but they did not listen to police and attacked the personnel with sticks and pipes. The police also used sticks in their defence. In the process, seven police personnel received injuries and were hospitalized.
The police booked 18 persons — Fatima Jeda, Rehman Jeda, Juned Jeda, Abu Jeda, Javed Jeda, Aamin Jeda, Nizam Jeda, Aarif Jeda, Anwar Samtani, Nurjaha Jeda, Aayesha Jeda, Rasik Jeda, Irfan Jeda, Firoz Jeda, Nasim Jeda, Mariyam Jeda, Faruk Jeda and Latif Jeda — under various sections of IPC.