The police reached the spot and started investigating the matter.
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In Bihar’s Bettiah, some people attacked the police who had arrived to report a tree being cut. After that, the policemen were held hostage. They were also manhandled. This incident took place near Babhni village in Ramnagar police station area of Bagaha police district.
According to the information, some people were cutting trees, on the complaint of which the Dial-112 team reached from Narkatiaganj. During this, some people pushed the police team. They also held them hostage for about an hour on the strength of sticks. A female police officer was also held hostage. After the incident, there was an atmosphere of chaos for hours.
However, after the incident, some people are said to have fled from their homes. The police is investigating the matter thoroughly and is trying to identify the accused to take action against them. It is being said that there is still an atmosphere of tension in the village.
Female police officer Jyoti Kumari said that she and her team were attacked and taken hostage. Police is now engaged in identifying the accused and taking strict action. She said that an FIR has been lodged in Ramnagar police station. Police has started action. There is an atmosphere of tension in the area. Police is engaged in searching the accused. She said that some people surrounded us from four sides with wood and bicycles. Then we called the station in-charge Anant Ram. After that he reached the spot with police force and intervened.