Tribal hurt as TS police open fire in Vizag Agency
The Hindu
‘They arrived here to investigate a ganja smuggling case’
A tribal man was injured when a 10-member team of Nalgonda police from Telangana allegedly opened fire in self-defence. The police reacted reportedly when a large number of villagers tried to attack them to protect a ‘ganja smuggler’ near Lambasingi in the Visakhapatnam Agency area on Sunday.
According to the police, the Nalgonda police had recently busted a ganja case and arrested a few accused. As part of the investigation, they came to the district on Friday. They were heading to Annavaram village when a group of locals allegedly tried to attack them using knives and axes.
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