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Police Arrest Two After Video Shows Woman Constable Assaulted During Raigarh Anti‑Mining Unrest

Authorities link the assault to a violent protest over a coal project opposed by nearby villages.

Overview

  • Raigarh police said two men have been arrested after a December 27 video, shared widely by the All India Mahila Congress, showed a woman constable being attacked and her clothes torn.
  • Investigators have booked the accused on charges including molestation, attempt to murder, loot and related offences, and the probe remains active.
  • Bilaspur range IG Sanjeev Shukla said two more suspects are in custody for interrogation and three others are absconding as identifications continue from digital evidence.
  • The district administration has initiated steps to cancel the record of the December 8 public hearing for the Gare Palma Sector‑I coal block allotted to Jindal Power Limited.
  • The assault occurred during protests by residents from roughly 14 villages that escalated on December 27 into stone‑pelting, arson of vehicles and damage at a Jindal coal handling plant, with multiple police personnel reported injured.