Chhattisgarh Police on Monday arrested four persons including a local Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader for attacking and attempting to murder a policeman in Durg district.
Those arrested were Praveen Vishwal (33), Veeru Sonkar and K Hemant, both 25, and Deepak Singh (19), Durg Senior Superintendent of Police Badri Narayan Meena said.
Vishwal is the Bhilai District Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha General Secretary. He had contested the Bhilai Municipal Corporation election on BJP ticket but was defeated.
The four injured police constable Sawinder Singh, posted at the Smriti Nagar police Chowki.
The incident took place on Sunday night when a patrolling team reached near Surya Mall in Junwani area after being alerted about a brawl.
As the police reached the spot, the miscreants fled. Again, they started fighting near Surya Residency. Some escaped while a few attacked the constable who was trying to nab the miscreants.
The constable was rushed to a hospital where he underwent 40 stitches.
Police arrested them under Sections 147, 148, 149, 186, 353, 332 and 307 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). A court sent them to jail.
A hunt has been launched to nab Jagdish Gaud, Kalu Khan and others.