22 year old Virender Singh and 21 year old Sandeep Kumar.were killed and 27 others were injured on Thursday, as a bloody clash erupted between Haryana police and villagers in Bhiwani, when the cops attempted to end the blockade of the important Bhiwani-Rohtak road.
Fifteen policemen, a press photographer and 11 villagers were sustained wounds as villagers pelted stones to desist the police from ending the blockade of the road.
The police resorted to a baton charge but villagers from Kharak and other nearby villages brought out firearms and shot several rounds.
The victims are undergoing treatment after being rushed to the Rohtak Medical College Hospital, where two of them were declared brought dead, say hospital sources.
The villagers had blocked the main Bhiwani-Rohtak road at Kharak village protesting alleged police inaction in locating two missing villagers, Chhotu Ram and Shiv Kumar, who had gone to attend a marriage at Chhuchhakwas village in Jhajjar district on December 1.
Police parties from Bhiwani, Rohtak, Hissar and Jhajjar districts have been posted at Kharak, where the situation continues to remain tense.
Fifteen policemen, a press photographer and 11 villagers were sustained wounds as villagers pelted stones to desist the police from ending the blockade of the road.
The police resorted to a baton charge but villagers from Kharak and other nearby villages brought out firearms and shot several rounds.
The victims are undergoing treatment after being rushed to the Rohtak Medical College Hospital, where two of them were declared brought dead, say hospital sources.
The villagers had blocked the main Bhiwani-Rohtak road at Kharak village protesting alleged police inaction in locating two missing villagers, Chhotu Ram and Shiv Kumar, who had gone to attend a marriage at Chhuchhakwas village in Jhajjar district on December 1.
Police parties from Bhiwani, Rohtak, Hissar and Jhajjar districts have been posted at Kharak, where the situation continues to remain tense.
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