Mastermind behind police attack yet to be nabbed
A mob attacked the policemen with sticks and sharp weapons on Tuesday, when they arrived in the village to oversee the law and order situation which was disrupted over a land dispute between two groups. No arrests were made in connection with the incident till filing of this report.
Two policemen, including the in-charge of the Lapung police station, Santosh Kumar Yadav are undergoing treatment in a private hospital in Ranchi. Two other personnel were discharged from the hospital on Wednesday.
Ranchi (rural) SP Praveen Pushkar said that the mastermind who has Naxalite link and incited the violence is currently on the run. "Police have been trying to trace him," SP said. The situation is under control now, he added. TNN
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