Several policemen injured as miscreants hurl stones at them in Bengal’s Birbhum, 14 arrested

Several policemen were injured, including an OC, when miscreants hurled stones at them in West Bengal’s Birhum district, an officer said on Thursday.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Suri police station, Shailendra Upadhyay, was among those injured after miscreants hurled stones and bricks at the police team at Kukhudihi village.

According to police, the trouble began after an earthmover machine engaged in construction work near a graveyard accidentally dug into soil covering a grave, triggering tension.