Mangaluru, Oct 13, 2015 : Two persons have been arrested by the Barke police on October 12, Monday on the charges of assaulting a police constable who questioned them for driving a car recklessly under the influence of alcohol at MG Road on Sunday.
It is learnt, the duo namely Vivekananda Paul (38) from Urva and Kishore (38) from Bajpe had attacked the constable named Pradeep who questioned them for driving haphazardly. Both have been produced before the court and remanded to judicial custody.
Of the two Vivekananda who was presently unemployed, had worked as a software professional for an online trading platform in the past, while Kishore was working for a medical equipment dealer.
On Sunday, police personnel travelling in a van carrying some prisoners to be produced before the judge noticed the car moving recklessly on the road at around 4.30 pm and immediately informed the police control room. The Barke police were informed and they intercepted the car near the Besant Circle when the duo attacked Pradeep.