A sub-inspector and a constable from the Andhra Pradesh police were beaten up inside their own police station in Nellore district on Wednesday evening by a large group of people who barged in.
The entire incident which was caught on camera showed angry people rattling the locked gate of the police station and trying to enter the premises. The door broke after repeated loud banging and people were seen storming in towards a policeman. Watch video:
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As per one of the local man and eyewitness, Sub-inspector Laskman Rao had called 3 people in connection with a drink and drive case, identified as Pichchaiah, Lakshmamma and Kanakamma, on the complaint of one another local Ravi.
The sub-inspector allegedly beat the 3 locals called in, which angered their relatives and other locals who came into the police station, forcing open the gates and doors and beat up the sub-inspector and constable, who tried to shield him. “We will take stringent action against all those who attacked the police station and the policemen,” Deputy Superintendent of Police Ram Babu was quoted by NDTV as saying.
Additional force was rushed to the spot to control the situation last night. An investigation has been launched into the matter and four people have been taken into custody.
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