Archive · 2 Nov 2025
Jharkhand Police Officer Assaulted During Fair Inspection, Suffers Head Injuries
A police officer in Jharkhand went to a local market fair to check things out.
He saw some people selling a local rice beer and some young men who were drunk and fighting.
When the officer tried to stop the selling and calm down the fighters, the drunk young men attacked him.
They hit him on the head, and he got hurt badly enough to need stitches.
Other police officers saved him and took him to the hospital.
The police are now investigating what happened.
A police officer in Jharkhand's Khunti district was assaulted by drunk youths at a local fair.
The officer, Vikas Kumar Jaiswal, sustained head injuries and received stitches.
The incident occurred when Jaiswal and his team intervened to stop the sale of local rice beer ('hadiya') and a fight among intoxicated youths.
Constables rescued the injured officer and took him to the hospital.
Police have launched an investigation into the assault.
- Who
- Vikas Kumar Jaiswal, Officer in-charge of Rania police station, and his team
- What
- Assaulted by drunk youths at a local fair, sustaining head injuries
- When
- Sunday, around 3 PM
- Where
- Loagharha market area, Khunti district, Jharkhand
- Why
- The officer intervened to stop the sale of local rice beer ('hadiya') and pacify youths fighting in an inebriated state.
- Location
- Loagharha market area, Khunti district, Jharkhand
- Time of Incident
- Around 3 PM on Sunday
- Officer Involved
- Vikas Kumar Jaiswal, Officer in-charge of Rania police station
- Alleged Assailants
- Drunk youths
- Injuries
- Head injuries, requiring stitches