6 MP cops assaulted; villagers, police trade charges

Six policemen were injured after villagers in Madhya Pradesh's Rajgarh district allegedly assaulted them on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, an official said.

Those involved in the assault, all residents of Baman, some 30 kilometres from the district headquarters, however, claimed that two of the policemen had molested a woman, he said.

Inspector Virendra Dhakad said the fracas started when a Chappiheda police station team was trailing a vehicle suspected to be smuggling liquor.

"The liquor-carrying vehicle knocked down and injured a policeman. When the team following the vehicle entered Baman village, people there encircled the policemen, threw chilly in their eyes and tore off their uniforms. They then severely assaulted the police team," he said.

"Six policemen were injured while others fled from the spot to save their lives. Villagers held two police personnel hostage and forcibly made them consume liquor," Dhakad said.

But villagers had a different ...