Uttar Pradesh: Police team attacked by villagers, four injured

Muzaffarnagar: Four policemen were injured when they were allegedly attacked by villagers, who were asked not to block an area during Holi celebrations in Maharajnagar village here.

Police yesterday registered a case against 75 people and arrested two of them for the attack. A police team was in the village during Holi on Thursday.

They asked the revellers not to block an area following which irate villagers started pelting stones on them.

Four policemen, incharge of police outpost Sub-inspector Jitender Singh and constables Gaurav, Jayvir and Praveen were injured in the incident.

Two accused Samerpal and Charansingh have been arrested, while police is searching for the others.