Cocking a snook at the Uttar Pradesh government claim of ‘society free of fear’, unidentified goons attacked a police party and snatched an INSAS rifle assigned to one of the cops at Bhootpuri trisection in Afzalgarh police station area of Bijnor on Tuesday night.
The criminals also hit constable Lalit with the butt of a country-made revolver before fleeing the scene. The injured cop was admitted to a local hospital with a head injury.
Soon after the incident, a video of the cops being attacked and robbed went viral, causing considerable panic among the people and embarrassment to the police brass. The police have now launched an investigation but have so far failed to identify the accused.
As per reports, a truck carrying sugarcane waste dropped some garbage on the road near Bhootpuri trisection in Bijnor on Tuesday night and soon a JCB machine was called to remove the waste. In the meantime, two men came and started abusing the truck driver for dropping the waste. As a constable and a homeguard tried to intervene, the two started a fight with them and snatched an INSAS rifle from one of them. They also mugged the policeman in the head with the butt of a country-made revolver before fleeing the spot with the rifle.
While the scuffle was on, some passersby shot a video of the incident and posted it on the net. Later, the police brass alerted border districts in search of the two accused and a case was registered in this regard.