<p>An FIR has been lodged against 102 people, including 60 unnamed, for clashing with police in the Rasda area here, resulting in injuries to 12 people, the police said on Friday.</p>.<p>"An FIR has been registered against 102 people, including 60 unnamed and 42 named, for clashing with police, indulging in brick-batting and injuring 12 people, including policemen. Of them, 15 have been arrested," Superintendent of Police Devendra Nath said.</p>.<p>DIG Subhash Chandra Dubey denied the allegation that one Pannalal Rajbhar (35) was beaten up by the police.</p>.<p>"When the brick-batting started, Rajbhar, about whom it was alleged that he was unconscious and in a serious condition, was the first one to flee. In a medical examination, not even a scratch was found on his body," he said while claiming that some people tried to politicise the matter.</p>.<p>"Police outpost in-charge Dharmendra Singh and Head Constable Rajbali have been suspended over the incident," the DIG said, adding that the Gangster's Act will be invoked in the case.</p>.<p>Enraged over the police allegedly beating up Rajbhar, villagers blocked the Ballia-Lucknow highway on Thursday and when the men in uniform tried to remove them, they hurled stones at them, ransacked a temporary police post and damaged six vehicles.</p>.<p>The police used force to disperse them.</p>.<p>Twelve people, including six police personnel and two journalists, were injured in the incident. Additional Superintendent of Police Sanjay Yadav was also among the injured.</p>.<p>"Accusing the police of beating a man named Pannalal, the villagers blocked traffic at about 9.30 am," Yadav said.</p>.<p>After police officials spoke to the villagers, they agreed to remove the road block. However, some of them got agitated when the police started removing the blockade.</p>.<p>The police used mild force to disperse the villagers, following which they indulged in stonepelting, Yadav said. </p>
<p>An FIR has been lodged against 102 people, including 60 unnamed, for clashing with police in the Rasda area here, resulting in injuries to 12 people, the police said on Friday.</p>.<p>"An FIR has been registered against 102 people, including 60 unnamed and 42 named, for clashing with police, indulging in brick-batting and injuring 12 people, including policemen. Of them, 15 have been arrested," Superintendent of Police Devendra Nath said.</p>.<p>DIG Subhash Chandra Dubey denied the allegation that one Pannalal Rajbhar (35) was beaten up by the police.</p>.<p>"When the brick-batting started, Rajbhar, about whom it was alleged that he was unconscious and in a serious condition, was the first one to flee. In a medical examination, not even a scratch was found on his body," he said while claiming that some people tried to politicise the matter.</p>.<p>"Police outpost in-charge Dharmendra Singh and Head Constable Rajbali have been suspended over the incident," the DIG said, adding that the Gangster's Act will be invoked in the case.</p>.<p>Enraged over the police allegedly beating up Rajbhar, villagers blocked the Ballia-Lucknow highway on Thursday and when the men in uniform tried to remove them, they hurled stones at them, ransacked a temporary police post and damaged six vehicles.</p>.<p>The police used force to disperse them.</p>.<p>Twelve people, including six police personnel and two journalists, were injured in the incident. Additional Superintendent of Police Sanjay Yadav was also among the injured.</p>.<p>"Accusing the police of beating a man named Pannalal, the villagers blocked traffic at about 9.30 am," Yadav said.</p>.<p>After police officials spoke to the villagers, they agreed to remove the road block. However, some of them got agitated when the police started removing the blockade.</p>.<p>The police used mild force to disperse the villagers, following which they indulged in stonepelting, Yadav said. </p>