In a case of mistaken identity, a police team was allegedly assaulted by villagers of Kapursing village under the Gurudijhatia police station in Athagarh block of Cuttack district on Wednesday.
Jagatpur PS IIC Pradeep Kumar Nayak accompanied by four policemen had gone to the Gurudijhatia village to arrest an accused of a kidnapping case.
The cops were in plainclothes and were travelling in an unmarked car without a number plate.
The villagers suspecting them of being fake policemen allegedly gheraoed and attacked them
. The car was also damaged by the villagers. The accused took advantage of the chaos fled from the spot.
The Jagatpur police team called for help and was later rescued by a team of Gurudijhatia police station.