Three arrested in Raipur for stoning Argentina hockey team bus

November 30, 2015 04:19 am | Updated 04:21 am IST - Raipur

Three youths have been arrested in connection with the stoning of a bus carrying Argentina’s hockey team in Chhattisgarh’s capital Raipur where the Hockey World League (HWL) final is being hosted, the police said on Sunday.

The accused identified as Rajnarayan Tiwari (31), Meghesh Sahu (24) and Govind Sahu (26), all natives of Santoshi Nagar area, were rounded up on Saturday for their involvement in the incident, Inspector-General of Police, Raipur Range, G.P. Singh told PTI.

The incident took place on Friday evening near Bhatagaon area when the bus was returning to their hotel from the stadium, after the visitors thrashed India 3-0 in the opening game.

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