Police officer attacked during vehicle inspection, accused arrested

A 30-year-old resident of Phagwara was arrested on Friday evening for allegedly assaulting a policeman after the policeman asked him to show his vehicle registration documents during a special check, police said on Saturday.

The accused was identified as Sunny.

“A police team asked Sunny to show his vehicle documents during a special vehicle check, but he became angry and attacked a policeman. During the scuffle, the policeman's uniform was also torn off,” said Rupinder Kaur Bhatti, Phagwara police commissioner.

The injured policeman was taken to a hospital for treatment following the incident, which occurred in Prempura near Shivpur Road.

Proceedings have been registered against the accused under Sections 221 (obstructing a public servant in discharge of his public duties) and 132 (assault or force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duties) of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita.