Vadodara: Three men held for assault on woman cop 'paraded'
Three men arrested for attack on an on-duty woman sub-inspector were allegedly paraded by police in Vadodara. The trio, Mohammed Rafiq Dudhwala, Sabir Golawala and Mohammed Hanif Dudhwala, who own food stalls in Dudhwala Mohalla area, were paraded in order to send a "stern message" to those who break rules, police said. A purported video clip of the incident has gone viral on social-media.
Court remanded accused to four-day police custody
Last evening, the accused were produced before a local court which remanded them in four-day police custody, Manish Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police, said.
Men attacked police when they tried closing down accused's food-stalls
The woman sub-inspector, AJ Tomar and her team of constables had gone to Dudhwala Mohalla at about 1.45 on Wednesday night to close down 18 roadside food stalls that were open beyond the stipulated hours. When the police team tried to close down the food stalls, their owners took objection. After heated arguments, the stall owners allegedly attacked the team, police said.
Rafiq hit cop on the head with her own baton
One of the accused, Rafiq Dudhwala, allegedly snatched Tomar's wooden baton and hit her on the head, the police added. "She was rushed to a hospital, where she received three stitches on her head. She is stable now," DCP Singh said. BG Chetariya, inspector at the Raopura police station, said they are trying to arrest others involved in the attack on the police team.
