A team of police officers raiding a suspected liquor-peddling site in Kauri village came under attack by villagers after liquor traders shouted calls of the police being child-lifters. Stones were pelted at the police vehicle during which some officers got injured.

Due to the liquor ban in Bihar, police regularly raid establishments suspected of housing drinkers of liquor or sites where they are illegally peddled. A team led by Khirimod police station chief Dhananjay Kumar had gone to Kauri Mushari on three vehicles for the raid. The glass of one of the vehicle broke due to the pelting and injured Kumar, Subhash Chandra Tiwari and Arun Kumar. Unconfirmed reports of firing were also made.

In this regard, Kumar said, "We received information that some people were drinking alcohol in Kauri village and based on that, around 8 pm with the team we reached Kauri village where we were attacked. I was seriously injured." After the attack, the injured policemen were admitted in at Paliganj Hospital. The police have registered cases against 40 villagers at the Khirimod police station and have initiated an inquiry into the matter and are on the lookout for the persons.

OUT OF CONTROL Due to the liquor ban in Bihar, police regularly raid sites where alcohol is illegally peddled The police have registered cases against 40 villagers The police acted with restraint and they returned to police station to avert any major incident

According to the police, a few months ago, they arrested some other liquor traders including Akhilesh Manjhi, resident of Kauri village after which some other traders seized the business opportunity. The police again tried to crack down on the liquor business which was followed by the attack. However, during the attack, the police acted with restraint and returned back.

Local leader Anwar Hussain said that the villagers attacked due to misunderstanding. "If the villagers knew that the police had arrived then they would never have done so."

—Zee Media Newsroom