On Thursday, 6 police officers who were trying to investigate a rape case were beaten up by a group of men when they approached the house of the accused in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The police said that the accused rapist kidnapped 2 girls from a village in the district who they raped afterward.

The 6 police officers were approaching the house of the accused that was near a river to arrest the accused when a group of men blocked their way and started to beat them up.

One police officer said “When we went to the house by the river, the men attacked us as they tried to escape. Some of us were injured in the attack.”

Rajiv Kumar Mishra, Gaya Senior Police Officer said “The girls returned home, after which the policemen went to the village looking for the accused. During the raid, some men attacked the police group. Six policemen including a constable and a senior police officer were injured.”

All 6 police officers were admitted to a hospital and 2 of the police officers are currently in critical condition.

The Gaya police said that they are currently looking for the group of people who beat the police officers up and an investigation is now underway.