Video: Cop Chased, Punched, Dragged From His Bike By Mob In Telangana

A Circle Inspector of police was attacked by a mob in Khammam reserve forest area when a police team went to control a law and order situation near Chandrapalem village in Sattupalem mandal in Telangana on Sunday. A group of local villagers went and claimed a saline patch for cultivation when another group of non-locals made a counter-claim. As tensions rose and clashes broke out between the two groups, a team of 10-15 policemen as well as forest officers arrived on the scene. Why the specific officer was targeted is not yet clear.