Our Correspondent Tarn Taran, July 8 A cop was attacked in Margindpura village, 35 km from here, late on Saturday evening. Two persons have been arrested while three others are at large, the police said. According to SHO Rajinder Singh (Sub-Inspector), a police team was patrolling the village when it came across a group of youths roaming in the village. A constable, Nishan Singh, went up to them and enquired what they were doing in the late evening hours. Angered over it, the youths attacked him. The constable alleged that the youths tried to strangulate him with a piece of cloth. Those arrested have been identified as Jassa Singh of Bhagwanpur and Manwinder Singh of Khalra. Their accomplices Harpreet Singh, Heera Singh and an unidentified person managed to escape. They have been booked under Sections 307, 186, 353, 332, 144, 148 and 149 of the IPC. The police are conducting raids on the possible hide-outs of the accused.

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