Mumbai, August 11: Twelve policemen were injured in stone pelting, following a scuffle between two groups on a highway in Maharashtra's Dhule district, police said on Friday. The incident took place on Mumbai-Agra Highway (NH-3) at Sangvi village in Shirpur taluka around 9.30 pm on Thursday, an official said.

A scuffle broke out between two groups, following which people staged a "raasta roko" blocking the movement of vehicles on the highway, he said. Akola Violence: Internet Services Suspended To Prevent Rumour-Mongering in Maharashtra City After Riots; Uneasy Calm Prevails.

On being alerted, the highway police's Shirpur in-charge Narendra Pawar and his personnel reached the scene and tried to restore traffic, when an angry mob started pelting stones at them, the official said. Twelve police personnel were injured in the stone pelting and were rushed to a hospital, he said. Ahmednagar Violence: Stone Pelting During Violent Clash Between Two Groups Leads to Wide Unrest in Shevgaon (Watch Video).

The mob also vandalised two vehicles of the highway police, and some important equipment and documents are missing, the official said. A first information report has been registered at Sangvi police station and a probe into the incident is underway, he said.

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