Four police personnel, including a woman Constable from the Sabaranga police station, were brutally assaulted by a mob when the police team went to Toranpada village in Bhadrak district for probe on Friday evening..
The CCTV footage of the incident has gone viral on social media.
However, police swung into action and six persons were arrested on Saturday in connection with the incident. Their interrogation was on to ascertain the involvement of others.
Two of the four policemen have received critical injuries and admitted to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH). The condition of the other two is stated to be stable.
Sources said clashes broke out between two groups at Toranapada over an alleged land dispute. Following this, villagers belonging to one group lodged an FIR with the Sabaranga police.
Based on the complaint,the police team reached the village for investigations. The cops were questioning some villagers when a group of men and women suddenly attacked them with lathis and other weapons, leaving them injured, said reports.
The injured woman cop alleged that the mob also snatched her mobile phone and money.