The incidents of UT cops bearing the brunt of confronting miscreants seems to have become a routine in Chandigarh. In yet another incident, a UT constable was allegedly manhandled after he challaned two persons for drunken driving on Friday night.
Sources in the police said that the complainant constable — Vikas Ali — has alleged that he was manhandled by two persons, namely Pardeep Kumar and Amarjit Singh, at Sector 46 here.The incident took place when Vikas Ali was posted near Dussehra ground to maintain smooth traffic flow during the festival celebration. Vikas noticed two persons going on a two-wheeler without helmet and signaled the duo to stop. The driver was identified as Pardeep Kumar, a resident of Sector 45 here.
However, when the cop challaned Pardeep for negligent and drunken driving, both the accused, in an inebriated condition, manhandled him and also tore up his challan book.Vikas Ali informed the Police Control Room (PCR) about the incident and a police team reached on the spot and a case was registered against the accused. During the medical examination of Pardeep and Amarjit, doctors confirmed that they were drunk.
Meanwhile a case has been registered against the duo for allegedly manhandling a police official and for deterring him from performing government duty, said Maninder Singh, SHO, Police Station, Sector 34.Earlier on Thursday night, a constable of Chandigarh Police was allegedly thrashed by a person when he attempted to intervene in a clash between two persons at Kaimbwala. The accused Sanjay Kumar, a resident of Kaimbwala was arrested in the matter for allegedly thrashing a constable named Vicky.