A team of Gwalior police who had gone to arrest three miscreants were bolted in a house and beaten up by the local residents in village Piproli of Gohad in Bhind district. The cops, somehow, managed to flee from the clutch but their service weapons, including Insas rifles were snatched by the villagers. Bhind SP Vinit Khanna is camping in village with heavy police force after the incident and trying his best to recover the arms.
Sources said a police team led by one ASI, Manish Jadon and three constables — Harveer Gurjar, Rajendra Singh and Naresh Singh had gone to Piproli village to arrest three accused — Sri Krishna Mirdha and Jabar Singh Mirdha, who were involved in looting gun. Once they entered house of accused around half a dozen persons surrounded them and bolted in a room. After that they assaulted the constables and snatched two Insas rifles from them.
After the incident, under the direction of SP a strong police force from Endori, Malanpur, Gohad Chauraha, Gohad police station and Mau police station rushed the spot. SP Khanna also reached Piproli village and interrogated the accused and the villagers. The police were trying to recover the looted arms.
Following the attack on police party, almost all the villagers fled from the village. SP Khanna said the a combing operation was going on in the villages and police would soon arrest the accused. Earlier too, police teams have been attacked and arms were snatched in 2009. Attack was made on the police from Sonikahar and snatched two rifles.