Bemetara Superintendent of Police (SP) Indira Kalyan Elesela said that a police team was sent to the spot, but the mob attacked the policemen and pelted stones at them, as a result of which 3 of them died. were injured. He told that sub-inspector B. R. Thakur has suffered serious injuries. He told that the injured policemen have been admitted to a hospital. The officer said that the mob also set fire to a pile of straw and some vehicles. He said that additional police force was later sent to the spot and the situation was brought under control.