SIX cops were injured after a mob allegedly threw chilli powder and attacked a police team that had arrived at Palshi village in Maharashtra’s Hingoli district on Thursday to arrest a burglary suspect, officials said. The incident took place around 2 am when a team from the Latur Local Crime Branch, led by Assistant Police Inspector Pandurang Mane, reached the village to apprehend one Raju Mohan Shinde (29), allegedly involved in a burglary case registered in Latur district. According to police, nine persons allegedly attacked the team with wooden sticks and iron rods after learning that the personnel had arrived to take the suspect into custody.

 

API Mane was allegedly struck on the head, while one constable had chilli powder thrown into his eyes. The attackers, who also pelted stones at the police vehicle, damaging its windshield, fled the spot after the assault, said cops. Following the incident, personnel from the nearby Hatta police station rushed to the village and shifted the injured cops to a nearby primary health centre. After receiving preliminary treatment, the team returned to Latur. The Hatta police have registered a case against nine persons, including Sudarshan Shinde, Raju Shinde, Vicky Shinde and Sachin Shinde, for allegedly obstructing public servants in the discharge of their duties.