Three arrested for assault on Kolkata traffic cop
Kolkata: Three men were arrested for assaulting an on-duty traffic sergeant following an altercation over drink-driving at a police checkpoint in the Muchipara area on Thursday night.
The accused — Krishan Kumar Thakur, Sanjay Roy, and Sonatu Mondal — were remanded in judicial custody till June 2 on Friday. The altercation broke out when the officers stopped their speeding luxury car that was approaching the checkpoint. The cops found that the driver was intoxicated. During the confrontation, the accused men allegedly assaulted one traffic cop. Additional officers at the scene intervened, and the men were taken into custody shortly after.
"Such behaviour will not be tolerated," a Kolkata Police officer said. tnn
Kolkata: Three men were arrested for assaulting an on-duty traffic sergeant following an altercation over drink-driving at a police checkpoint in the Muchipara area on Thursday night.
The accused — Krishan Kumar Thakur, Sanjay Roy, and Sonatu Mondal — were remanded in judicial custody till June 2 on Friday. The altercation broke out when the officers stopped their speeding luxury car that was approaching the checkpoint. The cops found that the driver was intoxicated. During the confrontation, the accused men allegedly assaulted one traffic cop. Additional officers at the scene intervened, and the men were taken into custody shortly after.
"Such behaviour will not be tolerated," a Kolkata Police officer said. tnn
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