Villagers attack Police Inspector probing ganja plantation case near Maharashtra-Karnataka border

Villagers of Maharashtra’s Umarge village attacked a police inspector who was enquiring about the Ganja plantation probe case. The incident took place on September 24. Inspector Srimant received serious injuries and has been admitted to a private hospital in Karnataka's Kalaburagi.

According to doctors, the inspector is on a ventilator and his organs are functioning normally. "He has got a head injury, multiple rib fractures and facial bone injuries. His kidney and other functions are normal, currently, he is on a ventilator, said Dr Vikram Siddareddy, Kalaburagi while mentioning that they have been "closely monitoring him". According to the Superintendent of Police, Srimant went to a location near the Karnataka-Maharashtra border for the probe.

"He along with a team went to a location near the Karnataka-Maharashtra border for a probe where 30-40 locals from Umarge village attacked them," said Isha Pant, SP Kalaburagi. The attack on police personnel took place after a team of cops headed by a Police Inspector visited the Usmanbad district in Maharashtra after the arrest of one accused person in connection with the Ganja case.

Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner Yeshwanth Gurukar visited the hospital to enquire about the injured inspector's health with SP Isha Pant.