Vadodara: For almost an hour, a traffic policeman in Vadodara was filmed being beaten relentlessly by a mob of nearly 40 people. The cop's motorcycle was also on fire. Three other policemen tried to rescue their colleague by pulling him into a jeep, but before they could drive away, the crowd pulled him out again and resumed the assault.
The lynching was filmed by media persons who had rushed to the spot.
On Tuesday afternoon, Constable Shantilal Parmar signaled to three men riding a bike to stop. Those men allege that the constable hit one of them with a baton, which provoked the crowd that Gathered.
The police deny that claim and say the three men on the motorcycle tried to race away after being pulled over and hit a road divider.
The police with the help of the footage has identified and arrested Barias mother Urmila on charges of inciting violence.
Officials said that process is on to identify other assaulters.
The lynching was filmed by media persons who had rushed to the spot.
On Tuesday afternoon, Constable Shantilal Parmar signaled to three men riding a bike to stop. Those men allege that the constable hit one of them with a baton, which provoked the crowd that Gathered.
The lynching was filmed by media persons who had rushed to the spot.
The police deny that claim and say the three men on the motorcycle tried to race away after being pulled over and hit a road divider.
The police with the help of the footage has identified and arrested Barias mother Urmila on charges of inciting violence.
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Vadodara Residents Oppose Flat Allotment To Muslim Woman In "Hindu Area" Woman, 71, Robbed, Her Throat Slit In Gujarat At Dawn: Police Fake 'Bomb' Note Triggers Panic Onboard Delhi-Vadodara Air India Flight 2 French Rafale Jets Collide Mid-Air, Instructor, Pilot Missing Mob Vandalised Kolkata Doctor Rape Murder Case Crime Scene? Cops Respond Ayatollah Khamenei Warns Of "Divine Wrath" If Iran Backs Down Against Israel In PM Modi's Independence Day Speech, A Call For "24x7 For 2047" Oropouche Virus Kills 2 In Brazil: All About The Rare Disease Punjab Toll Plaza Blunder: Man Charged Rs 220 While Relaxing At Home Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.