<p>Thane: A police team trying to arrest a man accused of a sexual crime was attacked on Tuesday by a violent mob at Bhiwandi in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra">Maharashtra's </a>Thane district, following which a case was registered against around 50 persons, an official said.</p>.<p>Police arrested four persons in connection with the attack, in which the accused hurled stones causing injury to an official and damage to the police vehicle, he said.</p>.<p>A police team had gone to a hospital to record the statement of the sexual attack victim's mother. At that time, a large crowd gathered outside the hospital, prompting the police personnel to call for backup. However, by the time additional police force was brought, the crowd already dispersed.</p>.Village employment officer in Latur caught taking bribe.<p>Continuing their operation, the police team went in search of the accused and found a group of 20 -25 young men standing in the Varhaldevi temple area. When the officers questioned them, the mob started shouting and pushing them. Soon, more people gathered at the scene, escalating the situation. </p><p>During the altercation, one of the attackers hurled a stone at a policeman, in which he was injured. The mob also targeted the official police vehicle and broke its windows.</p>.<p>Following the attack, a case was registered under multiple sections of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The police later arrested four persons, he said.</p>
<p>Thane: A police team trying to arrest a man accused of a sexual crime was attacked on Tuesday by a violent mob at Bhiwandi in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra">Maharashtra's </a>Thane district, following which a case was registered against around 50 persons, an official said.</p>.<p>Police arrested four persons in connection with the attack, in which the accused hurled stones causing injury to an official and damage to the police vehicle, he said.</p>.<p>A police team had gone to a hospital to record the statement of the sexual attack victim's mother. At that time, a large crowd gathered outside the hospital, prompting the police personnel to call for backup. However, by the time additional police force was brought, the crowd already dispersed.</p>.Village employment officer in Latur caught taking bribe.<p>Continuing their operation, the police team went in search of the accused and found a group of 20 -25 young men standing in the Varhaldevi temple area. When the officers questioned them, the mob started shouting and pushing them. Soon, more people gathered at the scene, escalating the situation. </p><p>During the altercation, one of the attackers hurled a stone at a policeman, in which he was injured. The mob also targeted the official police vehicle and broke its windows.</p>.<p>Following the attack, a case was registered under multiple sections of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The police later arrested four persons, he said.</p>