Local Allege 'Police Excesses' After Cop Is Shot Dead In Gzb

A week after a Noida police constable was shot dead during a raid in Ghaziabad's Nahal village, the arrest tally has risen to 14.

- Peeyush Khandelwal

GHAZIABAD: But according to residents, at least 50 to 60 more men have been picked up or detained in sweeping midnight raids that have left the village nearly deserted and families on edge.

Around 70% of the village residents vacated by Tuesday, but the situation of those staying behind remained tense, locals said, adding that the village has heavy police presence and their property has been damaged by police in late-night raids.

Forty-five-year-old Nazreen, standing beside a half-broken portion of her house's main door, blamed police for the damage, alleging a group of policemen forcefully entered her residence and conducted a raid late Monday.