Balasore: A constable was brutally assaulted while trying to settle a feud between a couple in Silang area of Odisha’s Balasore district on Sunday.
The constable, identified as Ajay Singh of Sartha out post, was hospitalised following the incident.
According to sources, Bairi Dalei of Sartha village had an altercation with his wife on Sunday. In a fit of rage, Bairi started beating his wife with a stick. The woman ran to the nearby Sartha police outpost for help. The constable along with other staff then went to the couple’s house to broker peace.
Bairi, who in an inebriated state, allegedly picked up a blunt wooden plank and attacked Ajay Singh. The constable fainted after being hit on the head. A profusely bleeding Singh was rushed to the district headquarters hospital by his colleagues and his condition is stated to be critical.
Police have started investigating the matter.
