A police team, looking for two criminals, was attacked by villagers at Icchanagar under Barachana police station of Jajpur district while it was conducting a raid at the house of the duo on Monday night.
“We seized two revolvers from the houses of Bidyadhar lenka (34) and his younger brother Abhaya lenka (32) who are involved in a gun supply racket on Monday night. We also arrested both the brothers under the provisions of Arms Act. But some villagers attacked the police and snatched away the criminals from police custody,” said Barachana police station IIC Ranjit Kumar Sahoo.
Cases have been filed against many villagers under Sections 341,323, 332, 294 and 506 of IPC who assaulted the police and snatched away both the criminals. The investigation is on. We have formed a team to arrest both the arms suppliers and the villagers who attacked the police, added the police officer.But the villagers alleged that the policemen with an ulterior motive arrested two innocent persons for which they protested. Some villagers also blocked the NH 5 at Chatia on Monday night to protest against the police action.