POLICE PERSONNEL ASSAULTED BY INTOXICATED MAN

POLICE PERSONNEL ASSAULTED BY INTOXICATED MAN

7-APRIL-ENG 19

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA------------------------An incident involving verbal abuse and physical assault against police personnel by a man in a state of extreme intoxication came to light on Sunday evening at the Shivganj post in the city. Acting swiftly in the matter, the Traffic Police apprehended the youth in question. The arrested individual has been identified as Rameshwar Tiwari, 35, son of the late Shambhu Tiwari, a resident of Chandwa within the Nawada police station jurisdiction. He was subjected to a breath analyzer test, which confirmed the consumption of alcohol.

In connection with this incident, a First Information Report (FIR) has been registered based on a written complaint submitted by Akhilesh Kumar, a Sub-Inspector at the Traffic Police Station. In his application, he stated that when the police team arrived near the Shivganj post at approximately 7:15 PM on Sunday evening, they observed an individual verbally abusing the officers present and physically assaulting them by grabbing their collars.

An attempt was made to surround and apprehend him; however, he began striking Home Guards Sanjay Singh and Amitabh Singh with kicks and punches. Consequently, he was finally subdued and captured after a considerable struggle. The registered FIR charges the arrested individual with obstructing police personnel in the discharge of their duties while under the influence of alcohol, physical assault, tearing uniforms, and issuing verbal abuse and threats. Following the registration of the FIR, the arrested accused was sent to jail.