Attack on police in Kosad: Five arrested

GNN | May 27, 2017, 1:00 PM IST|

Surat, May 27: As many as five people including a woman bootlegger were arrested for attacking three police officers of the Crime Branch in Kosad, on the northern periphery of Surat city on Thursday night. All the five have been booked for attempt to murder and rioting and also under the provisions of the Prohibition Act.
The incident took place when the policemen had gone to carry out a raid on a liquor den on late Thursday night (May 25). A mob of more than 15 to 20 people attacked the policemen. Two police officials suffered serious injuries as they were hit on head with wooden sticks. They are still under treatment in a hospital. The police officials injured in the attack were Dhansukh Ahir, Pankaj Mansinh and Harshad Sindhav.
Those arrested were Nayna Koli, Shivam alias Baba Pandey, Ajiz Khan J Behna, Ravishankar Shukla and Chotu Mogli Kevat.
According to police, Nayna Koli has nine offences of prohibition against her already while Shivam alias Baba was facing rioting and prohibition cases. Ajiz Khan was in the past caught for rioting.