Army jawans vandalise police station in Nashik, three hurt

A group of Army jawans today went berserk and allegedly attacked personnel at Upnagar police station here in which three policemen were injured, one of them seriously.
The attack was to avenge the detention of three Army personnel, including an officer of School of Artillery, Deolali, by police last night following an altercation over parking of their vehicle on the premises of the police station.
"Around 100-150 jawans came to police station on motorcycles around 2 PM and went on a rampage. They damaged furniture, wireless equipment, telephone sets and also manhandled women police personnel. They also beat up policemen present there in which three of them were injured, one of them seriously," said Upnagar police station in charge Namrata Desai.

The condition of Chintaman Gangurde, a police driver, is serious, she added.
Desai said the jawans locked her inside her cabin at the police station during the attack.
The trouble began when the Army officer Ashish Bagul and two others had parked their car on the premises of the police station without permission of police.

"When asked to take away the car they started arguing with police and roughed up our staff, following which we detained them and registered an FIR," she said.
City Commissioner of Police Kulwant Kumar Sarangal was not available for comment even as six army personnel are detained by police in this connection.

Desai said an officer of the rank of Brigadier visited the police station and later discussed the matter with top police officials.
Army officials cannot be contacted for comment.