BHOPAL: In an attack on cops in the city, a history sheeter and his goons attacked a joint team of Bajaria and Sukhi Sewania police when they raided a gambling den in Sukhi Sewania. The history sheeter and his accomplices allegedly manhandled the cops and fled from the spot.

Police nabbed ten accused who were gambling at the spot and registered a case against them. Search was on to nab the six absconding accused.

The history sheeter and his family had attacked and pelted stones over the joint team of Bajaria and Kotwali police station on January 6 when the cops had raided their house in Bajaria.

Sukhi Sewania police said that the accused Sohail alias Puncture is a history sheeter and resides at a chawl in the area. His cousin Shoaid alias Anna is also a history sheeter.

Police said that on January 6, Kotwali police nabbed a thief and on his information came to Bajaria area to raid and arrest a robber Firoz Lutera. A joint team of Kotwali police raided Sohail’s house where Firoz was hiding. But Sohail and his family members pelted stones on police and fled the spot. Three policemen were injured in the attack.

Police said that Sohail was absconding since then. On Sunday, police raided a spot in Kararia farm in Bajaria and got information that Sohail was hiding in Sukhi Sewania with his family. Acting on the information, a joint team of Bajaria and Sukhi Sewania police including ASI Sabir Khan, ASI Dilip Singh and four policemen raided his house in Chopdakalan near railway tracks where Sohail was operating a gambling den. As soon as they saw cops, around 20 people including women and gamblers attacked them. A woman head constable was also beaten up. The accused including Sohail, Shabnam, Suraj Patel, Firoz, Famida and Shirin fled the spot.

Police arrested ten gamblers and seized Rs 36500, four bikes along with a loading auto-rickshaw from them.

