The arrest of a history-sheeter led to an attack by an angry mob at a police station in Azamgarh early on Wednesday morning.
The agitated villagers not only ransacked the Bardah Police Station but also torched it, causing substantial damage to vehicles parked inside the campus. As the police personnel tried to stop them, the mob attacked the men in uniform, seriously injuring six cops, including a Sub-Inspector.
The situation could be controlled only after senior officers rushed with heavy police force and fired several rounds in the air to disperse them. later, 17 villagers, including seven women were arrested by the police.
Heavy police force is patrolling the area to avert any exigency. As per reports, a listed history-sheeter of Narway area of Bardah Police Station, Santosh Bhartiya was arrested by the cops of Gambhirpur police station after a late night raid on Tuesday. The police was looking for Bhartiya in connection with a case of robbery. As the team of Gambhirpur Police Station left the village, the news of Bhartiya’s arrest spread.