Gamblers attack police team, two personnel injured

Two police personnel were injured when suspected gamblers attacked them during a raid here.

According to police, sub-inspector Jayvir Singh has complained that they were on their routine patrol on yesterday night when they were informed that open gambling was going on in the area.

Reacting to the alert, police conducted a surprise raid and nabbed Maqshood, a resident of adjacent Jamalpur. Maqshood then promptly shouted to his companions.

A mob of twenty people then gathered and thrashed the police personnel with sticks, iron rods and fled away with Maqshood, police said, adding a probe has been ordered in the case.