Dhar (MP), March 7 Local residents on Saturday threw stones at an administration and police team that had gone to remove alleged encroachments in a village in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district, damaging two government vehicles, officials said.
The incident took place at Sirsodiya, within the jurisdiction of the Dhamnod police station, about 55 km from the district headquarters.
While some reports claimed that a woman and a police station house officer (SHO) were injured due to the stone pelting, Additional Superintendent of Police Vijay Dawar said "things will become clearer after the medico-legal examination of the (affected) people".
The official said that the matter is being exaggerated, without disclosing more details about the alleged encroachments.
When asked about reports claiming that the SHO was taken to Indore for medical care, Dawar said the policeman suffered a fracture in his leg while getting down a ladder.
He said that the window pane of the tehsildar's vehicle was damaged, and a police vehicle was also attacked.
Police have begun identifying those involved in the stone pelting, and action is being taken against them, he added.