3 Rajasthan cops injured as guests at wedding throw stones at them in inebriated state, 8 detained

PTI, May 20, 2022, 2:01 PM IST

Kota: A police sub-inspector and two constables were injured when some guests at a wedding attacked them with stones in an inebriated state, police said.

Eight people, including two women, have been detained, they said.

On receiving information about a scuffle at the wedding, a police team reached the spot where the guests in an inebriated state allegedly threw stones at the team, Superintendent of Police Kota (Rural) Kavendra Singh Sagar said.

A sub-inspector and two constables were injured, the SP said.

A case has been lodged against around 10 people, of whom eight have been detained on charges of rioting and attack on a public servant, Station House Officer (SHO) of Ramganjmandi police station Manoj Berwal said.

Efforts are on to nab the other accused, he said.