Two policemen were injured when a group of youngsters indulged in pelting of stones near Karmanghat Hanuman temple of Vanasthalipuram, in the eastern part of Hyderabad after midnight on February 22.
The Sub-Inspector of Vanasthalipuram police station, Madhava Reddy, was seriously injured during the incident and has been admitted to a private hospital. Quoting doctors, the police said the SI suffered a deep cut wound on the head and required to be operated upon. The other injured constable is recuperating. Five police vehicles were also damaged in the incident.
Trouble started when a group of cow vigilante group intercepted a vehicle in which, reportedly, two oxen along with three calves were being transported from Mall village, near Nalgonda. The cow vigilante group members, who came in a seven-seater vehicle, allegedly attacked the persons sitting inside the vehicle transporting the animals.
