Four arrested for assaulting constable during nakabandi in north Mumbai

A Samtanagar police station official said further investigation into the case is underway. Representational Pic

Four youths were arrested in north Mumbai after they allegedly assaulted a police constable during a late-night ‘nakabandi' operation in the Samtanagar area, officials said on Monday.

The accused, Prem Navnath Waghmare, Sagar Gaurav Magar, Akshay Ramesh Gaikwad and Anand Vinod Jogdand, allegedly attacked constable Govind Arjun Sangale when he stopped them for riding four on a single motorcycle while on night patrol duty, police said, reported PTI.

"When he asked the four to accompany him to the police station, they abused Sangale, pushed him and attempted to obstruct him from performing his official duties. Sangale then called the Samtanagar police station's mobile van, which reached the spot and took the four youths into custody," he said, reported PTI.

A Samtanagar police station official said further investigation into the case is underway.

Externed offender goes berserk, assaults cops in Goregaon East

In a similar incident earlier in January, an externed history-sheeter with a long record of serious offences created high drama in the dead of night in Goregaon East by abusing and assaulting policemen on patrol and repeatedly banging his head against a police vehicle in an apparent attempt to derail his arrest.

The incident occurred in the early hours of January 17 at Santosh Nagar, Goregaon East, under the jurisdiction of the Dindoshi police station. Police swung into action after the owner of Sai Prasad Bar alerted them that a man had entered the premises, abused staff, issued threats, and fled.

Acting on the information, a patrol team led by Police Constable Pradip Dattatray More, 52, traced the suspect near an electricity cabin at the BMC Colony around 1.42 am. The man was identified as Akshay Parshuram Kotekar, 29, a resident of Santosh Nagar and a known history-sheeter.

Police said Kotekar had been externed for two years from Mumbai city, Mumbai suburban districts, and Thane under orders issued by senior police officers. When questioned about his presence within city limits and asked to produce written permission from the competent authority, he admitted he had none. As Constable More attempted to detain him for violating the externment order, the situation quickly escalated.

According to the complaint, Kotekar, allegedly under the influence of alcohol, began abusing policemen in public, grabbed More by the collar, and pushed him, thereby obstructing officers from performing their lawful duties.

Witnesses and police sources said the accused shouted threats and dared the policemen to release him.

(With PTI inputs)