A few Noida Police personnel were allegedly thrashed by villagers in Ghaziabad on Sunday (November 26), and their service weapon was looted from them, officials said. Two personnel of the Noida Sector 63 police station sustained injuries in the attack which took place when they had gone to the Masauta village in Ghaziabad to conduct an investigation of a case. The attack occurred after an argument broke out between the police team, which was travelling in a private car, and some locals at a culvert over letting the vehicle pass, the police said.
"The Noida Police team had come to Masauta village, under Masoori police station area of Ghaziabad, for probing a case lodged in Noida. There is a narrow culvert near the village where an argument broke out between the two sides over the passage of the vehicle," Assistant Commissioner of Police (Masoori, Ghaziabad) Naresh Kumar said.
Pistol goes missing
"The locals attacked the police team and two personnel were injured. A service pistol of the personnel also went missing from the spot," Kumar said.
Four accused who were involved in the alleged attack and were in another car have been identified. Efforts are underway to ascertain the identity of others, the police said.
Raids are being carried out to arrest the accused and an FIR will be lodged under the relevant provisions of the law, he added.
(With PTI inputs)
