Shahdol (MP), Nov 21 (PTI) A traffic police constable was injured when a group of people allegedly assaulted him after an argument in Madhya Pradesh’s Shahdol district, officials said on Thursday.

The attackers also fled with the policeman’s phone and official mobile phone on Wednesday evening near Batura village, 35 km from the district headquarters, they said.

Constable Sukhsen Kol, who was injured in the attack, was undergoing treatment at the district hospital and was out of danger, Additional Commissioner of Police Shahdol Abhishek Diwan told PTI.

Kol, posted with the traffic police in neighboring Anuppur district, was returning home to Bakho village on a motorcycle in plainclothes when he had an argument with some people, Amalai police inspector Jai Prakash Sharma said.

The men allegedly punched and kicked him and fled with his wireless device and cellphone, he said.

After being alerted, senior police officials rushed to the spot and the policeman was taken to the hospital.

“A manhunt is on to nab three named accused, aged between 25 and 30, who have been accused of assaulting and robbing the policeman. So far, we have arrested three people who are also suspected to be involved in the crime,” Sharma said. PTI CHORUS LAL GK

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