The incident took place when 25-30 people, who were gathering for Friday prayers at the mosque were stopped by the police, following which they were attacked.
PTI
Updated:April 3, 2020, 5:14 PM IST
For representation: A police officer wields his baton against a man as a punishment outside a government-run night shelter during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to limit the spreading of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the old quarters of Delhi. (Reuters)
Kannauj (UP): Two policemen were injured when they came under attack by some people, who were stopped from gathering for Namaz in a mosque amid the lockdown in Uttar Pradesh’s Kannauj district, officials said on Friday.
The incident took place when 25-30 people, who were gathering for Friday prayers at the mosque were stopped by the police, following which they were attacked, Superintendent of Police, Amrendra Prasad Singh said.
Rajveer Singh of local intelligence and constable Saudan were injured in the incident, he said.
The injured were rushed to a hospital where their condition was a stated to be stable. Police is probing the matter further.
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