One sub-inspector injured: Vadodara police arrests 7 for attacking cops

JP street police station had registered a case towards about 15 individuals, who have been concerned within the conflict, and despatched out its groups to nab the accused. (Representational)

Vadodara police on Friday arrested seven individuals in reference to Tuesday’s late-night assault on a Police Regulate Room (PCR) van belonging to the JP Highway police station, which left an Assistant Sub-Inspector injured.

The PCR van had stopped on Solar Pharma Highway, which falls beneath the jurisdiction of the police station, to wait to a conflict between two native rival teams when the mob hurled stones on the van and set fire to a motorbike of a Lok Rakshak Dal constable.

Past due on Tuesday evening, about 50 other folks belonging to 2 native rival teams have been engaged in a conflict close to Zadeshwar Nagar on Solar Pharma Highway, when a PCR van patrolling the realm arrived. The mob, on recognizing the PCR van, started pelting stones whilst some miscreants additionally set fire to the bike of the LRD constable, who was once additionally on patrol. ASI Vinodbhai of JP Highway police station, who was once within the PCR van suffered a fracture within the assault and was once rushed to the within sight clinic.

JP street police station had registered a case towards about 15 individuals, who have been concerned within the conflict, and despatched out its groups to nab the accused.

On Friday, the police detained seven accused known as Deepak Sahani, Vishal Lokhande, Dhruv Solanki, Bhavesh Chauhan, Deepak Gohil, Natu Makwana and Harsh Bhatt — all citizens of Zadeshwar Nagar. All accused had been booked beneath related sections of the IPC for rioting, attack, and attacking a central authority respectable on responsibility in addition to obstructing the obligation of the respectable.

Consistent with police officers, a number of individuals from the realm have been a part of the gang that had participated in a spiritual amassing held at Khodiyar Nagar within the town, previous that day, in violation of the continued Covid-19 tips — 50 other folks have been detained if that’s the case.

“There was once a hearsay that the police van had arrived to arrest extra individuals who had participated within the match previous that day and so the mob started pelting stones on the PCR van, which handiest stopped by way of to disperse the clashing mob,” stated an respectable.

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