Mumbai: Three cops hurt in drive against encroachers

Encroaches and police clash outside Koparkhairane railway station on Tuesday. (Express photo by Narendra Vaskar)

Three policemen attached to the Navi Mumbai police sustained injuries during a stone pelting incident Tuesday outside Koparkhairane railway station. The incident took place when City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) officials had gone to the spot to fence off an encroached area outside the station.

Mohan Ninawe, Public Relations Officer, CIDCO, said, “Around 10 am, our staff along with CIDCO officials went to the spot outside Koparkhairane railway station. While we were trying to fence off the area, the encroachers started pelting stones. While we managed to fence of the area, three policemen sustained injures.”