Two police constables were assaulted and held captive and their weapons were looted by villagers in Kamarma village accusing that the sealed ballot box was changed, during the last phase of three-tier panchayat elections on Friday.
According to the FIR, after conducting elections from booth no. 72,73 and 74 of Sector-10 from Kamarma village under Meral police station were on their way to the strong room. On the rumour of changing the ballot box, the furious villagers stopped their vehicle and started abusing constable Venktesh Sharma and Birju Chaudhry . Later the villagers kicked the constables and beat them with punches and robbed the weapon of constable Venkatesh Sharma.
After being informed, the Meral police reached the spot. After that the mob was controlled and the weapon was also recovered.
The entire incident was videographed by some of the people who were in the crowd. On the basis of that people have been identified.
On the basis of complaint by Rajiv Ranjan Mishra sector 10 Magistrate FIR registered against 14 named and around 150 unknown persons under sections of 188, 147, 149, 341, 323, 337, 353, 307 IPC and 25 (1AB) Arms Act, Meral Thana in-charge Lalbihari said.
In quick action, five persons were arrested. They have been identified as Ramji Ram, Ajay Paswan, Pankaj Kumar Kushwaha, Awadhesh Ram and Vijay Ram, Thana in-charge added. Police raids are on to arrest the other accused.