Police have rounded up five residents of Koriyavaas village in Mahendragarh district for questioning in connection with the attack on Haryana Public Health Minister Kiran Choudhry on Wednesday night.
Choudhry was injured when some unidentified villagers pelted stones at her during a poll meeting in the village. She suffered injuries on neck and chest and is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Gurgaon.
The incident took place when she was addressing the people gathered at a dharamshala in the village to invite the people for nomination rally of her daughter and congress nominee Shruti Choudhry on March 21.
Suddenly, some villagers under the cover of darkness pelted stones at the people from rooftop of nearby houses. Kiran got unconscious after receiving injuries on neck and chest in the attack. She was immediately taken to general hospital in Narnaul for treatment. Some other people also sustained minor injuries in the attack.
Mahendragarh SP, Jagat Singh, along with police force rushed to the hospital on getting information and talked to the villagers present on the spot about the incident. Her supporters in a large number gathered at the hospital as the news of attack spread in the region.
“We have started investigation after registering a case of unidentified villagers under Section 307 (attempt to murder) on the complaint of Chander Prakash, a support of Kiran Choudhry, in this regard,” said the SP.
He maintained five villagers had been apprehended for interrogation to get clue about those who pelted stones on Kiran Choudhry. A close tab is being on the village to prevent any untoward incident, he added.