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Kolkata: 2 cops, including OC, get injured in mob attack
The injured OC has been hospitalised, cops said adding that a police contingent later went to the spot to bring things under control.
Howrah/Kolkata: Two policemen including the Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Shyampur police station were injured when a mob attacked them in Howrah district, police said on Saturday.
OC of Shyampur police station Suman Das, with a police team had gone to Bargarchomukh village on Friday night after hearing reports of a clash between two groups over property dispute, they said.
When police were trying to disperse the two groups, the OC and another policeman were attacked by a mob, the police said.
The injured OC has been admitted to hospital, they said adding that a large police contingent later went to the spot and brought the situation under control.
Seven people have been arrested in connection with the attack on the OC, they added.
