The Chief judicial Magistrate Court [CJM] here sentenced two accused persons to two and a half year of imprisonment and pay fine Rs 1,000 each for assaulting a policeman on duty.
The accused were identified as Kalandi Mallick and his son Narayan Mallickg from Jagannathpur village under Raghunathpur block, while the victim policeman was identified as Smruitiranjan Mohapatra.
Reports said that during lord Jagannath Daru cutting at Kharipadia near Raghunathpur on April 26, 2015, constable Smrutiranjan had been assaulted by the accused following a row over parking of their vehicle.
Accused persons had stranded their four- wheeler in a narrow road obstructing traffic movement. Constable Smrutiranjan who was deployed at the spot asked the duo to clear the place of the vehicle which led to a row.
The father and son severely assaulted the duty constable who received injury following the attack.
Next day, the injured constable had lodged a FIR at the Raghunathpur police station against both the father and son. The case was taken for trial at the CJM court here which delivered its verdict on Tuesday, convicting the father and son.