A minimum of three policemen had been injured after being attacked by the members of the family of an alleged marijuana (hashish) smuggler in Kanpur on Thursday.
The incident occurred below the jurisdiction of the Jajmau police station when a police workforce raided the house of 1 Raja Rabbani, who was accused of smuggling marijuana.
The raid was carried out below ‘Operation Sudarshan‘, which had been launched by the Kanpur Police Commissioner towards the smuggling of narcotic medication.
Because the police workforce reached the house of the accused, his members of the family began pelting stones, leading to minor accidents to 2 constables and one sub-inspector, recognized as Rajan Singh.
Upon receiving the details about the assault on the police workforce, the extra police groups reached the spot and managed the scenario. The injured policemen had been additionally rushed to Kanshi Ram Hospital for medical therapy.
Following the incident, a case has been registered towards 11 individuals, together with Rabbani below a number of sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) together with part 307 (try to homicide). A minimum of three girls have been taken into custody, police mentioned.
Talking in regards to the incident, DCP East Shravan Kumar mentioned, “… When a team from Jajmau police station raided the home of the accused, his family members tried to attack the policemen and also interfered in the government work. A case has been registered under multiple sections of the IPC, including section 307, and three people were arrested.”
Additional investigation into the case is underway, he added.