<p>In what comes straight out of a Bollywood movie, a group of villagers attacked a police party and managed to “rescue” an accused at Madha in Solapur district of Maharashtra.</p>.<p>Three policemen were injured and a vehicle was damaged in the attack at Barloni village, according to reports.</p>.<p>The incident took place when a team of Solapur Crime Branch picked up a notorious criminal Shankar Gunjal, who is wanted in several cases of robberies, thefts, dacoities, robberies, bag-lifting and so on.</p>.<p>While he was being escorted in a police van, a mob of 50 to 60 villagers confronted the police team and demanded Gunjal’s release.</p>.<p>However, a crowd surrounded the police van from all sides and started pelting stones on the vehicle, smashing windows.</p>.<p>The police team was caught unaware as they climbed into the vehicle and released the accused.</p>.<p>After the incident, a massive manhunt has been launched to track down Gunjal and the villagers involved in the incident.</p>.<p>Solapur District Superintendent of Police Tejasvini Satpute is personally monitoring the investigation. Reinforcement was rushed to Barloni village after the incident.</p>.<p>A team led by Additional Superintendent of Police Atul Zende have launched a massive combing operation and areas around the village have been sealed.</p>
<p>In what comes straight out of a Bollywood movie, a group of villagers attacked a police party and managed to “rescue” an accused at Madha in Solapur district of Maharashtra.</p>.<p>Three policemen were injured and a vehicle was damaged in the attack at Barloni village, according to reports.</p>.<p>The incident took place when a team of Solapur Crime Branch picked up a notorious criminal Shankar Gunjal, who is wanted in several cases of robberies, thefts, dacoities, robberies, bag-lifting and so on.</p>.<p>While he was being escorted in a police van, a mob of 50 to 60 villagers confronted the police team and demanded Gunjal’s release.</p>.<p>However, a crowd surrounded the police van from all sides and started pelting stones on the vehicle, smashing windows.</p>.<p>The police team was caught unaware as they climbed into the vehicle and released the accused.</p>.<p>After the incident, a massive manhunt has been launched to track down Gunjal and the villagers involved in the incident.</p>.<p>Solapur District Superintendent of Police Tejasvini Satpute is personally monitoring the investigation. Reinforcement was rushed to Barloni village after the incident.</p>.<p>A team led by Additional Superintendent of Police Atul Zende have launched a massive combing operation and areas around the village have been sealed.</p>
