Archive · 22 Jan 2026
Two cops injured in Bhadohi attack
Two police officers in Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh, were hurt on January 22, 2024, when they were attacked by a group of people.
The officers were taking an undertrial prisoner named Raju to jail.
The attackers tried to free Raju but failed.
Later, as the officers were returning from the jail, the attackers stopped them and hurt them with bricks and sharp weapons.
One officer was very badly hurt and was taken to a hospital in Varanasi.
The police have arrested three people and are looking for the other three who did this.
Two Uttar Pradesh Police constables were seriously injured in an attack in Bhadohi.
The attack occurred after the constables foiled an attempt to free an undertrial named Raju.
The assailants intercepted the constables on their way back from the jail and attacked them with bricks and sharp-edged weapons.
One of the injured constables was referred to the BHU Trauma Centre in Varanasi in critical condition.
Three accused were arrested, and efforts are ongoing to nab the remaining three assailants.
- Who
- Constables Ashish Kumar and Shashikant Bharti, undertrial Raju, and six assailants
- What
- Attack on police constables after foiling an attempt to free an undertrial
- When
- January 22, 2024, around 9 pm
- Where
- Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- Assailants attempted to free the undertrial and attacked the constables
- Location
- Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh
- Date
- January 22, 2024
- Victims
- Constables Ashish Kumar and Shashikant Bharti
- Undertrial
- Raju alias Anwar alias Shahzade alias Dangar
- Accused Arrested
- Bhaijaan (18), Dheeraj (19), Pradeep (36)
- Hospital
- Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Trauma Centre, Varanasi