UP: Police team attacked by villagers, four injured

Muzaffarnagar(UP), Mar 26: Four policemen were injured when they were allegedly attacked by villagers, who were asked not to block an area during Holi celebrations in Maharajnagar village here.

Police yesterday registered a case against 75 people and arrested two of them for the attack. A police team was in the village during Holi on Thursday.

They asked the revellers not to block an area following which irate villagers started pelting stones on them. Four policemen -- incharge of police outpost Sub-inspector Jitender Singh and constables Gaurav, Jayvir and Praveen -- were injured in the incident.

Two accused Samerpal and Charansingh have been arrested, while police is searching for the others.

PTI