A police officer sustained burn injuries due to highly volatile material placed into his pocket by some unidentified person in a local court here on Friday.
Santosh Yadav, an Assistant SI, posted in Belgehna police station of the district sustained burns on his leg and hand and has been admitted to CIMS."The ASI was in the court of special railway magistrate, when the incident happened," Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Vijay Pandey told The Pioneer and added that he had gone to the court to appear in a case related to goat theft. During the proceeding of the court, the officer suddenly felt his skin burning near his thigh.
"Some unidentified miscreant had secretly placed a highly volatile element suspected to be phosphorus in the pant of the ASI which reacted after coming in contact with air causing burns to the officer, Pandey said.He was rushed to CIMS (Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences) where his condition was stated to stable, the ASP said adding that a case has been registered in this regard.