Two police officers injured in liquor mafia attack in Katihar, 11 detained – ThePrint – PTIFeed

Katihar (Bihar), Oct 10 (PTI) Two policemen were injured in Bihar’s Katihar district after they were attacked by supporters of people allegedly involved in illegal liquor trade, officials said on Thursday.

The injured police officers Gulshan Kumar and Ritesh Kumar were posted at the ‘Dial 112’ wing of the district police.

Notably, the sale and consumption of alcohol has been banned in Bihar since April 2016.

According to a statement issued by the district police on Thursday, the incident took place on Tuesday (October 8) when constables Gulshan Kumar and Ritesh Kumar, acting on a tip-off, reached Bheria Rahika Gaushala area to arrest a person named Rajesh Kumar Chouhan. .

There was specific information that Chouhan was engaged in illegal liquor business in the area.

The moment both officers arrived there on a police bicycle, Chouhan’s supporters started pelting stones at them, the statement said.

Both injured officers sensed the seriousness of the situation and managed to escape. Later, the crowd damaged the police bicycle.

Both injured officers reached the nearest police station and were immediately taken to hospital.

Later, personnel from the local police station reached there and arrested some people.

So far, eleven people, including main accused Chouhan, have been arrested by the police. Further research is underway. The condition of both injured officers is out of danger, the statement said. PTI COR PKD SBN SBN

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