Kanpur:
Police personnel in plain clothes, who were taking a notorious criminal in an unmarked jeep, were assaulted by locals after they mistook them for kidnappers, police said.
The incident took place on Sunday in Dabauli locality in the Govindnagar area. The criminal escaped while people pelted stones at the jeep, which was later set on fire by the locals, said the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Amitabh Yash. Some policemen were injured in the incident, he added.
On a tip-off, a police team in plain clothes nabbed a notorious criminal Ashok Nut, against
whom several cases of dacoity and loot have been lodged. He was residing in a rented house in Dabauli with his family,
However, since the personnel were in plain clothes, his family members thought Nut was getting abducted and started shouting, Mr Yash said. Following this, people from the area surrounded the police jeep and started pelting stones, he said.
In the ensuing confusion, Nut managed to escape and fled with his family members, he said. Some of the police personnel were hurt in the stone pelting, the DIG said, adding that several rounds were fired in the air to disperse the crowds.
A case has been lodged against Nut and his family. Cases were also lodged against unknown persons who indulged in stone-pelting, he said.
The incident took place on Sunday in Dabauli locality in the Govindnagar area. The criminal escaped while people pelted stones at the jeep, which was later set on fire by the locals, said the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Amitabh Yash. Some policemen were injured in the incident, he added.
On a tip-off, a police team in plain clothes nabbed a notorious criminal Ashok Nut, against
whom several cases of dacoity and loot have been lodged. He was residing in a rented house in Dabauli with his family,
However, since the personnel were in plain clothes, his family members thought Nut was getting abducted and started shouting, Mr Yash said. Following this, people from the area surrounded the police jeep and started pelting stones, he said.
In the ensuing confusion, Nut managed to escape and fled with his family members, he said. Some of the police personnel were hurt in the stone pelting, the DIG said, adding that several rounds were fired in the air to disperse the crowds.
A case has been lodged against Nut and his family. Cases were also lodged against unknown persons who indulged in stone-pelting, he said.
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