Four policemen had to face the fury of mob on Sunday after a youth who tried to run away from a police team came under the wheels of a running train in Ram Nagar area in Raipur. The mob also damaged a PCR van (police vehicle) and pelted stone on police outpost Ram Nagar, informed City Superintendent of Police (Urla) Rajendra Kumar.
“The deceased was identified as Raja alias Rohit Baghel (25), a resident of Ram Nagar area,” the CSP Urla told The Pioneer and added one policeman has sustained serious injuries after the mob attacked him following death of Raja. According to police sources the incident happened around 11 am. “Constable Pramod Singh Chandel of Ram Nagar police chowki (police outpost) was going in Ram Nagar area for executing some warrants. He saw few youths gambling near the railway track at some distance from the police outpost. The youths after seeing constable started running from the spot. The deceased Raja in a bid to evade arrest tried to cross the railway line but a speedily coming train ran over him,” informed the Station House Officer Gudhiyari.
The CSP revealed that the deceased according local was not indulged in gambling. However after seeing police personnel he tried to run away out of fear and the mishap happened. Soon after the death of youth large number of people gathered on the spot and started to beat Pramod Singh Chandel who was alone. “Chandel sustained serious injuries and is being treated. The two other policemen Sadik Yadav and Rajju hearing the pandemonium came out of police outpost and they found their colleague being thrashed and tried to rescue Chandel. Both of them were also roughed up by the mob,” SHO Gudhiyari said.
Police further informed that after getting information constable Digeshwar Sahu and Sadik Yadav reached on the spot on a PCR Van for handle the situation. The mob attacked them and damaged the PCR Van, police claimed. later on additional police force was rushed to the spot and police had to use mild force to quell the mob. A case in this connection has is being registered but no arresting has been made so far, CSP Urla said.