Ahmednagar: In a deplorable incident in Sangamner metropolis of Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district, the police personnel patrolling within the space have been attacked by a mob when requested to comply with the Covid restrictions issued by the federal government to curb the unfold of the virus.
A mob of round 100 to 150 individuals chased, hurled stones, and beat up the cops, who had gone to disperse the large meeting of individuals in Sangamner’s Delhi Chowk at round 6: 30 p.m. on Thursday.
The mob additionally vandalized a number of police verify posts.
The police have registered in opposition to FIR in opposition to a number of individuals in reference to the incident.
The video of the incident, which occurred in Maharashtra Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat’s meeting constituency, has gone viral on social media.
“Yesterday our Police Inspector, State Reserve Police and Home Guard were doing patrolling in the area. They tried to disperse a huge crowd, a scuffle broke out and the crowd beat them up. We have retrieved the CCTV footage and registered the FIR. The accused will be arrested soon,” ANI quoted Deputy Superintendent of Police Rahul Madane as saying.
