A team of the mining department was attacked by a group of dozen men reportedly miners during a raid at Sancholi village in Sohna, police said.
Police said on Thursday, an eight-member team headed by mining officer Anil Atwal was attacked by a dozen men carrying sticks and rods while they went to conduct a raid on sand mining at Sancholi village in Sohna after secret inputs on Wednesday.
During the raid, however, the team impounded an earthmover machine but was freed by the attackers and the suspects left an officer with a fractured arm.
The mining officer was rushed to hospital.
The official vehicle of the team was also damaged. It is said that the team was accompanied by a single cop carrying a stick.
“A team went to the spot after information but the alleged unknown miners attacked us and damaged the official vehicle. During the incident, one of the officers was badly injured and was referred to civil hospital, Gurugram. We have registered a complaint related to the incident,” said Anil Atwal, mining officer.