Assam: 14 police personnel injured after mob assault in Hojai; no less than 7 arrested | India Information – Instances of India


NEW DELHI: Seven individuals had been arrested by Wednesday in reference to the incident of police personnel being attacked in Assam’s Hojai the day earlier than.A minimum of 14 police personnel had been injured after a mob attacked a police group and broken police autos in Assam’s Hojai district on Tuesday, August 12. The incident befell within the Digholbali space, information company ANI reported.“Yesterday (August 12), no less than 14 police personnel, together with an Inspector-level officer, had been injured after a mob attacked them. The locals detained a heavy automobile and the motive force. When a police group reached the spot to rescue the motive force, some individuals engaged in an argument with the police group, and a few of them began to assault the police personnel. Many extra individuals got here to the realm and vandalised police autos and attacked police personnel. 14 police personnel had been injured within the incident, and three police autos had been broken,” Akhilesh Singh, IGP (Regulation & Order) of Assam Police, was quoted as saying by the information company ANI.“Final night time and right this moment morning, I personally visited the spot. 10 individuals’ names appeared within the FIR copy, and 7 accused have been arrested up to now. Additional investigation is underway. The state of affairs is now beneath management,” he added, as cited by ANI.