Mob vandalises police vehicle

A mob vandalised a police vehicle and manhandled the personnel in West Bengal's Birbhum district on Friday accusing the cops of intentionally hitting a bike from behind for not paying fine. However, the police maintained that they never chased or hit the bike and claimed that the locals misunderstood their role in the incident.

The situation got heated following a bike accident with four riders in Birbhum district's Suri on Friday morning.

The locals hurled bricks at the police car and shattered the windscreen with iron rods. Some agitators even tried to torch the vehicle, police said.

According to the accident victim Jagadish Mondal (40), who was riding the bike with his wife and two kids, police chased their bike and deliberately hit it from behind for not paying the fine.