Three policemen were injured and the cops had to burst tear gas shells to quell a mob protesting the unnatural death of a house wife alleging she was burnt to death for dowry at Bhatar in Burdwan district today.
A senior police officer said the mob ransacked the residence of the woman's in-laws and tried to set it aflame prompting policemen present to intervene.
As the mob then turned its ire on the police force, three policemen were injured in stone pelting.
Police had to burst tear gas shells to disperse the mob and detained the in-laws of the woman.
Trouble broke after the half-burnt body of the woman was discovered and her parents alleged foul play.
