Ballia,

24 July (HS): Locals and government officials clashed in a village here over

the building of a drain, injuring four people, including two police constables,

authorities said on Thursday. According to police, eight persons, five of whom

are women, have been detained in connection with the event that occurred on

Wednesday in Majhvaliya village, which is part of the Sikandarpur police

station area.

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Tehsildar C P Yadav, Village Development Officer Pramod Kumar Singh, and the

village head were inspecting the installation of a drainage system in

Majhvaliya when a crowd led by villager Manohar Lal assembled, according to

police. The mob showered the government crew with stones and assaulted them

with sticks in an attempt to prevent building progress.

The

attack injured four persons, including constables Ayush Singh and Vinod Kumar,

according to authorities. Singh suffered major head injuries. All of the

injured are being treated at the district hospital. Rajneesh, Deputy

Superintendent of Police in Sikandarpur, said that a complaint has been filed

against nine named and numerous anonymous individuals in the affair. So far, eight suspects, five of them are

women, have been apprehended. He stated that peace has been restored in the

neighborhood.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi