5 booked for attempt to run over Ballia district mining officer

BALLIA (UP): (Feb 27) Police have registered a case against five persons for allegedly attempting to run over the district mining officer with a car during an enforcement drive in Ballia, officials said on Friday.

An FIR was lodged at Ballia Kotwali Police Station on Thursday on the complaint of District Mining Officer Saurabh Kumar against Kamlesh Yadav, Sonu Yadav, Rahul Verma, Ashutosh and one unidentified person.

The five were booked under sections 3(common intention), 109 (attempt to murder) and 221 (obstructing a public servant) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.