Three held for attack on MP cops, medics in Sheopur

Three people including a woman were arrested for allegedly attacked police and a team of medical staff by pelting stones in Sheopur of Madhya Pradesh. According to police, the action will be taken against the accused under the National Security Act.

Sheopur: The Madhya Pradesh police have arrested three people for allegedly attacking the police and medical teams, the Superintendent of Police said on Thursday.

The teams were attacked on Wednesday during the ongoing screening campaign launched in the state to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

SP Sampat Upadhyay said, "A person was reported to have come from Indore in Gaswani of Vijaypur tehsil. Every person coming from outside in the district is being screened. Hence, a Health Department team along with the police reached the village for screening where they were attacked by some people. The miscreants threw stones at the team in which ASI Shriram Awasthi received a serious head injury."

Upadhyay further said that three people have been arrested for attacking the screening team. These include two men and a woman.

Action is being taken against the accused under the National Security Act.

(IANS report)