Violent mob attack Ramganj police station, torch cars
A simple police action conducted within the limits of duty turned into Ramganj police’s worst nightmare late on Friday night when stone pelting occurred at the station and few police officials were injured, a chetak patrol jeep and a 108 ambulance were damaged and set ablaze. This vandalism happened after a cop allegedly hit a woman with a stick.
On Friday night, a cop while discharging his duty under section 60 of Police Act (punishment of certain offences on road) detained a youth from Ramganj. Though the youth would have been let go off after completing the legal necessities, the youth’s family also reached the police station.
The cop tried to carry out his duty but faced difficulty owing to pressure exerted by the family and misbehavior by the youth . “The youth started misbehaving with the cop and one female relative of the youth also started verbal attack at the cop. The family even tried to manhandle. However in the ensuing confusion, a stick carried by the cop allegedly hit the woman. The family went out of the station and within minutes amassed a huge crowd alleging that the cops hit them”, officials said.
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