Half a dozen UP police and excise personnel, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), were critically injured when a liquor mafia attacked the raiding team in the Atrauli village of Pilkhuwa police station under Hapur district of western Uttar Pradesh, 30 km from the national Capital.
Acting on a tip off, Amit Kumar Nagar, Circle Officer (CO), Pilkhuwa, conducted a raid on Tuesday night on an illegally operated liquor vend in the village. The CO sustained critical head injuries while excise inspector Ajay Yadav and constable Vipin Sharma suffered contusions.
After the attack, an SOS was sent to district headquarters. A police team was rushed to the spot. Injured officers were ferried to Rama Hospital. The critically injured CO was shifted to a Ghaziabad-based super specialty hospital;
other injured officers and
personnel were discharged after first aid.
“A criminal case has been registered under various Sections of the IPC and Excise Act. Two suspects have been arrested. Raids are being
conducted to nab the
remaining culprits. Effective measures are being taken to stop bootlegging of liquor from Haryana,” said inspector Vimal Kumar.