Woman Cop Shot in the Face with Arrow While Resolving Dispute in Bihar

Araria ( Bihar ): An arrow pierced into the skull of a Sub-Inspector after a team of police officers were attacked in the Araria district of Bihar during a land dispute.
The police team had reached Jokihat block in the Araria district to resolve a land dispute when they were attacked using bow and arrows, according to a media report.

The incident allegedly occurred on Monday morning when the police team had arrived in Pokhariya village under Mahalgaon Police Station where some miscreants were trying to occupy land illegally.

The police reported that a mob of 200 people began erecting bamboo on the disputed land, which led to a law and order situation. The land reportedly belonged to one Bhup Narayan Yadav.

"In the Mahalgawan police station area of Araria district, a land-related dispute unfolded today at around 3:00 AM in the village of Pokharia. One party, consisting of approximately two hundred people, began erecting bamboo on the disputed land, leading to a law and order issue," the Araria Police said in a statement quoted by a leading media portal.

When the police interfered, one of the cops was hit in the face with the arrow. The injured police personnel was identified as Nusrat Parveen, who was a Sub-Inspector at Mahalgaon Police Station. 

The police personnel were admitted to a hospital and was said to be in critical condition.

"When the Mahalgawan police station chief and police force arrived at the scene to maintain order, some unruly elements in the crowd violently attacked the police. As a result, one police officer was injured and has been admitted for treatment at Max Hospital in Purnia. Currently, law enforcement and magistrate presence has been deployed to maintain order at the site, and the situation is now normal," the police official added.

The police said in a statement that further action was being taken regarding the arrest of those accused involved in the incident. 

A case has also been filed at the Mahalgawan police station under Section 112.