Assistant Sub-Inspector Dasai Ram was hit with stones and stabbed by 3 people. (Representational)
A police officer was seriously injured after he was allegedly stabbed while he was trying to stop three people from assaulting a man in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur, police said on Tuesday.
Assistant Sub-Inspector Dasai Ram intervened in a scuffle while he was returning home
from duty, a senior police officer said. He said the three accused were trying to snatch a man's bike.
"The accused threw stones at him and stabbed him before fleeing," police said. Police have identified two of the accused.
The injured police officer is undergoing treatment a hospital.