Four people, including the incharge of a police outpost, were injured when the kin and supporters of a former gram pradhan, who is involved in a property related dispute, pelted stones at the cops in Nivada village of Baghpat, police said on Thursday.

The police inspector who sustained serious head injuries during the stone pelting was admitted to the district hospital.

The police have started investigation after registering a case against 10-12 people, including the former gram pradhan.

Three people have been arrested in connection with the incident.

Additional Superintendent of Police Manish Mishra said that there was a ruckus following a land dispute between former gram pradhan Arjun Kashyap and the group of Sunita, who is the daughter-in-law of former MLA Chandar Singh, in the Nivada village on Wednesday evening.

The Nivada police outpost was informed about this by the former MLA’s side.

Acting on the information, Nivada outpost incharge Subhash Chand reached the spot and tried to solve the dispute.

It is alleged that Arjun Kashyap and the men and women from his side started behaving indecently with the policemen. They also engaged in a brawl after which they pelted the cops with stones, resulting in injuries to Subhash Chand, Sunita and two children. 

Upon receiving information, Inspector Novendra Sirohi reached the spot and brought the situation under control and admitted the injured to the district hospital.

The Kotwali police have registered a case against 10-12 people, including former gram pradhan Arjun Kashyap, on charges of lethal attack, obstructing government work and under other serious sections of the Indian Penal Code.

Kotwali incharge Novendra Singh Sirohi said that investigation had been initiated and raids were being conducted to nab those involved in stone pelting and three persons had been arrested so far.

A heavy police force was patrolling the area to avert any further clashes.