Woman among 9 held for thrashing cop inside police station in MP

October 02, 2023 10:04

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Nine people, including a woman, were arrested after they assaulted and injured a sub-inspector inside a police station in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district on Sunday, an official said.

The injured cop, K P Sharma, has been hospitalised, the official said.

The incident took place at Karaira police station where the accused had come to record their statements in connection with a suicide abetment case, inspector Suresh Sharma told reporters.

According to the injured cop, a youth hanged himself at Toriya Khurd village of the district four days ago and the police registered a case against five people for abetment.

People from the youth's side were called to the police station on Sunday to record their statements, he said.

However, a young man who had come to record his statement started to make a video of the goings-on on his mobile.

When he was told to refrain from recording the video, about nine people thrashed me inside the police station, said the injured cop. -- PTI

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