Mathura (Uttar Pradesh): Five police personnel, including a station in-charge, were injured and their vehicle was damaged in stone-pelting when they tried to stop a dinner party being hosted by a zila panchayat candidate.
According to the police, they got information of violation of the model code of conduct and Covid-19 protocol in the Mudiliya village and immediately sent a police team Tuesday night. Though the police initially stopped the party and returned to the police station, the organizer Sonu Pradhan and his supporters shifted the venue to a nearby place.
When the police personnel reached there for the second time, the organizers and their supporters misbehaved with them and indulged in stone-pelting. Five police personnel including station in charge Lokesh Bhatti, a Sub-Inspector, and three constables were injured.
SP Gaurav Grover told reporters that action would be taken against the accused persons.
The panchayat elections in Mathura are scheduled for April 29.