Cop injured while preventing attack on woman in Akola; three held

A policeman sustained injuries while preventing an attack on a woman by her family members in a village in Maharashtra’s Akola district, police said on Saturday.

Three persons have been arrested in connection with the incident that occurred near Pedka Pimperdoli village in Patur taluka on Friday evening, an official said.

The police had received information about a possible attack on a 22-year-old woman in the village. Accordingly, constable Umesh Sangle reached the spot and found the accused brandishing an axe on the road, he said.