Kisumu East Sub-County police are investigating a case in which a police officer is said to have thrown a teargas canister inside a nightclub on Monday night.
The officer from Kasagam police station claimed to have previously thrown another canister into a hotel property in Nyamasaria.
According to a police complaint, the cop assaulted a lodge at 3 a.m., stating that his girlfriend had come in with another guy. He was denied entry and quickly threw tear gas before fleeing on a motorbike.
Later, the police proceeded to a nightclub on the Kisumu-Nairobi route and launched another canister, but members of the public apprehended him.
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He was assaulted by a mob and was brought to Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital, where he is being treated for injuries.
In other news, officials in India's Chhattisgarh state say that a married man and his brother were murdered after a home theatre they got as a present erupted in flames.
According to witnesses, the music system was given to the couple by the bride's ex-lover, who was upset that his former darling was getting married.
Hemendra Merawi died Monday after turning on the music system in his Kabirdham district house. His elder brother, Rajkumar, died as a result of his injuries.
Four other family members, including an 18-month-old kid, were injured and brought to a nearby hospital for treatment.
