Muslim mobs attack police vehicles in Rakhial,two cops injured

Two police officials were injured when a Muslim mob pelted stones a team of crime branch officials during night patrolling in Rakhial’s Kanaldari mosque area on Wednesday morning at 1:00 am. Two persons from the mob: Muhammad Salman Anish Ahmed Ansari and Irfan Rehmat Mansuri were arrested after police resorted to lathicharge to disperse the mob.

According to police, in order to prevent recurrence of communal skirmishes in Shahpur, crime branch had intensified night patrolling in adjoining areas of Shahpur, including Rakhial.

There were reports of antisocial elements gathering around roadside eateries that remained open well past midnight in Dariapur, Sarangpur, Juhapura, Gomtipur and Kalupur areas. Following this, police teams were dispatched to these areas to down the shutters of these eateries.

After closing some shops in other areas, when police proceeded to checking vehicles at Garibnagar Char Rasta, they received a call about a mob gathering at Rakhial. When officials reached there, the mob started heavy stone pelting, in which glasses of two police vehicles were broken. Two police men Inspector J.D.Purohit and Crime Branch constable Ghanshyam were injured. The crowd was dispersed after cops resorted to lathicharge.