The attack took place in the evening at around 6:30 pm yesterday | Photo Credit: ANI

Key Highlights Police search party looking for people who had attended Tablighi Jamaat’s Markaz in Nizamuddin were attacked in Bihar and Gujarat Stones were pelted and shots were fired on the police search party in Bihar's Madhubani Stone pelting was also reported from Gomtipur area of Ahmedabad when cops went to search for people who had attended Nizamuddin congregation

New Delhi: Stones were pelted and shots were fired at police search party in Bihar and Gujarat who were on the lookout for Tablighi Jamaat’s Markaz attendees.

In Bihar’s Madhubani, a police team was attacked and fired upon by people when they went to check a mosque in the area. Police had received information that a Jamaat had been organised inside the mosque and a large number of people associated with Tablighi Jamaat were hiding inside the mosque.

All this happened despite national lockdown orders till 14th of April.

In Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, stone pelting was reported from Gomtipur area when cops went to search for people who had gone to Nizamuddin congregation.

What happened in Madhubani?

The cops had received inputs that a large number of people were staying at a mosque in Jhanjharpur, Madhubani and it is also been said that a jamaat had been organised in an open violation of the nationwide lockdown. The cops went there and tried to enter the area when stones were pelted on them and shots were fired. As per the initial reports, five cops have been injured in the violent attack.

The attack was swift and violent that the BDO and the SHO had to run for their lives from the area.

The attackers also destroyed the government vehicle and pushed it into the pond.

Bihar: Three people arrested for attacking police in Andharatharhi area in Madhubani yesterday. "Stones were pelted at police when they went to check if any attendee of Delhi's Tablighi Jamaat event was staying at a mosque in Girdarjung village," says Jhanjharpur DSP Amit Sharan. pic.twitter.com/S8vgZ7H01r — ANI (@ANI) April 1, 2020

Talking to Live Hindustan, Madhubani SP Dr Satyaprakash said that the police station was informed about the crowd and outsiders in the mosque and when a team of police and administrative officers reached there to investigate a group of villagers suddenly attacked the team.

The attack took place in the evening at around 6:30 pm yesterday when the team reached a mosque in Gidarganj village in Andhratharhi block. Seeing the crowd gathering, police and administration officials asked them to follow social distancing to prevent coronavirus infection. When the people refused to obey the cops used force after which they were attacked by the mob. People gathered on the roof also pelted stones on the police officials.

Meanwhile, three people have been arrested for the attack and an FIR has been lodged.