Darbhanga (Bihar), May 30 (PTI) Two policemen were injured in a clash with mob after the men in uniform refused to hand over to them six people of a nomadic community who, according to the locals, were man-eaters.
The mob threw stones at the Mabubi police station where the six nomadic people were kept after being rescued by the police from a section of the people of Kothia and Makhnai villages, Sub-Divisional Officer Sanjay Singh said.
Two policemen were injured in the brick-batting following which the force used batons to disperse the mob, the SDO said.
The villagers were baying for the blood of the nomads following a rumor that they were man-eaters, he said.
–Agencies