Hyderabad: In Gudihatnoor village of Adilabad district on Saturday night, there was tension after the girl’s relatives attacked the police because they did not allow the young man to beat up a girl accused of kidnapping and raping her.
In the incident, some policemen including circle inspector Bhimesh of Ichoda police station sustained injuries on their heads. The windshield of the police patrol car was completely damaged in the incident. Enraged relatives also burnt the young man’s house for committing a heinous crime.
The tension increased after the young man first kidnapped the girl and raped her at home. After knowing the location of the girl, the relatives of the girl reached the spot and rescued the girl. Then they started attacking the girl saying that she was beaten.
After receiving the news, the Ichoda police reached the spot under the leadership of Circle Inspector Bhimesh and pacified the villagers. By the time the police reached there, the young man was unconscious due to his injuries.
When the police tried to stop them, the villagers started attacking them, and Bhimesh and other policemen were injured in the head. Such was the dangerous situation that the police were forced to climb the wall of a neighboring house to fend off the attackers and for safety.
While some villagers attacked the police, another group set fire to the young man’s house. The villagers took the injured policeman to the hospital for treatment. After the incident, the district police deployed additional force to the villagers to control the situation. A police station has been deployed in the village. The injured youth has also been admitted to the hospital.
After bringing the situation under control, the police said that efforts are being made to collect more details about the incident.