Kanpur: In a bizarre incident, a bunch of people attacked and assaulted policemen gone for questioning in a village area here.
The police received a clue about a fight in the area and reached there to examine the matter when they were attacked.
While a case has been filed against 27 people, one of them has been arrested.
The accused not only assaulted the police but also took them as hostages.
As soon as the police team received the information, they reached the spot and rescued the captured cops.
While the cops have been admitted to the hospital, a case has been registered against the accused.
ASP Ghanshyam Chaurasia told that the police of Chetak and Dial 112 had reached out on the information of a quarrel between two youths of Bhaura village and Gulabpurwa village in the district.
Villagers imprisoned the police, assaulted them and caused serious injuries to them. Details are awaited.
