The incident took place late last night when a police team reached the village to arrest one Bablu Nishad, who is wanted in several criminal cases.
A group of irate villagers protested against Nishad's arrest and allegedly attacked the police team. They also blocked traffic on Ballia-Lucknow highway and damaged a roadways bus, police said.
The mob also purportedly pushed the District Magistrate's vehicle into a drain.
Circle officer Ved Prakash Gupta and three policemen were injured in the melee, officials said, adding, an FIR has been registered in this regard.
