Jaipur: Agitated mob pelted stones at the Chhoti Sadri police station in Pratapgarh and set ablaze vehicles of police officials after a local girl accused two constables at the police station of raping her.

The accused policemen, Pawan Kumar and Tejraj Singh, were suspended from duty and taken into custody. However, the action taken against the policemen could not pacify the angry mob. Irate villagers reportedly attacked the police station and the police had to fire tear gas shells to disperse the crowd.

The police retaliation only infuriated the villages, who reportedly tried to burn down some shops in the bazaar where they had retreated, sources said. By late evening, the home department had to summon additional force from adjoining districts to bring back the situation under control.

Inspector general of police, Udaipur range, Govind Gupta said, "The accused policemen have been arrested; the situation is tense but is still under control; we have called for additional forces to guard the site."

According to the FIR, the constables allegedly went to the victim's house late on Sunday night and asked her to accompany them to the police station for interrogation.

The girl was reportedly missing from home for the past three months and was recovered just three days ago by the police. The victim had alleged that the constables used the case as a pretext to take her with them for "interrogation".