Police inspector, other cops injured in stone-pelting by mob in Kannauj

Kanpur: A mob threw stones on a police team in which Chhibramau inspector and few other police personnel were injured at Saurikh tri-section in Kannauj on Thursday.
Later, a police party led by superintendent of police Prashant Verma rushed to the spot under the Chhibramau Kotwali police station limits on receiving information that the police team, which along with Nagar Palika staff and revenue department officials had gone to remove a statue of Lord Buddha installed by a group of people at Saurikh tri-section without permission, was attacked.Local residents had installed the statue late on Tuesday night.
When the police team, along with Nagar Palika squad and revenue officials, attempted to remove the statue, the mob that had been objecting to the statue removal suddenly started to pelt stones on them.
“The mob had attacked police personnel from atop roofs of the nearby markets,” a police officer said. Making use of the high-rise markets, the mob pelted stones on the police force.
Though the police managed to control the mob, by resorting to force, by then the inspector Chhibramau and a few other police personnel had suffered injuries.
Inspector, Chhibramau, Vinod Kumar Mishra, sustained injuries. He has been admitted to a hospital.
Superintendent of police Prashant Verma said that the statue has been kept at Saurikh Tiraha without permission. “Trouble- makers have pelted stones. We are in the process of identifying them with the help of CCTV footage. Information about the injured police personnel is being sought. Strict action will be taken against the problem makers,” said SP.