Three people, including a station house officer and a sub-inspector, were injured when a group attacked a police team which went to a village on getting information of a scuffle in the Rani Sarai area of Azamgarh, police said on Saturday.
Four people have been arrested in connection with the violence while a case has been registered against 15 identified and 12 unidentified individuals.
Adequate police force has been deployed in the village and the situation is said to be under control.
Additional Superintendent of Police (City) Pankaj Pandey said that one Mala Devi, Jitendra and Chandra Prakash had sustained injuries after a speeding bike hit them in Chakidi village in Rani ka Sarai area. Following the accident, an altercation took place between Pasi and Rajbhar communities and it soon escalated into a brawl on Friday evening.
Based on a written complaint from one Mukund Chandra, a case was registered against seven people on suspicion of disturbing peace. All accused reached village after getting bail in the evening.
Meanwhile, people from the Rajbhar community started pelting bricks and stones late Friday night. Upon receiving information, cops deployed on Dial-112 Police Response Vehicle (PRV) reached the spot and intimated the police station about the attack. Following this, the SHO reached the spot along with a police force and the accused attacked them.
Three people, including the SHO and a sub-inspector sustained injuries in the attack.
Upon receiving information about attack on men in uniform, cops from other police stations along with the ASP reached the spot and brought the situation under control.
SI Ramayan Singh, SI Purnmasi and SI Sanjay Singh sustained injuries during the attack. The doors of Ramlal Passi’s house was broken in the attack. Two bikes were also damaged. The accused side is absconding after leaving their homes.
On the basis of a written complaint by SI Sanjay Singh, a case has been registered against 15 identified and 12 unidentified individuals while four accused — Rambachan, Sanjay, Rajendra and Mukund — have been arrested.