Four youths attacked a police constable on duty in Vivekanagar late Saturday night and tore his uniform. However, the police detained a suspect minutes after the incident.
Santosh, the constable attached to the Vivekanagar police, who was injured in the incident, has been shifted to a private hospital.
According to the police, Santosh and his colleague Yogish Gowda were on night patrol. They received complaints from local residents that four youths were consuming alcohol near Srinivagilu signal and creating trouble for road users.
The constables went there and spotted the four consuming liquor. They approached the suspects and asked them to move out of the public place, said the police inspector.
The suspects picked a fight with Santosh and slapped him. They attacked Yogish Gowda when he rushed to Santosh’s rescue. Later, they tore Santosh’s uniform before fleeing.
“We despatched a Hoysala patrol vehicle after receiving the information. Based on alerts, the Hoysala staff picked up a youth,” the inspector stated.
The police said that all the four are local residents and there are credible leads about the three others who are at large.
The jurisdictional police have registered cases for attacking and preventing public servant from discharging his duty
Another incident
In another incident, the Mahalakshmi Layout police have arrested two youths for assaulting a traffic police constable at Laggere during a check for drunk-driving on Saturday night.
A senior police officer said that around 11.30 pm, constable Ajay Kumar, attached to Rajajinagar traffic police station, stopped the riders Abhilash and Abhishek near Kempegowda arch for riding in one- way.
The duo started quarrelling with the constable and in the melee, the duo attacked Kumar. The constable alerted his colleagues who chased and caught the duo.
The police booked the duo on charges of assault and obstruction. The suspects were arrested and remanded in judicial custody.