A 28-year-old autorickshaw driver has been arrested for allegedly attacking a Mumbai Police constable with a paver block in Powai, late on Thursday night.

According to police sources, the incident when the traffic police stopped the accused for rash driving on Jogeshwari Vikhroli Link Road (JVLR). The police suspected that the driver was under the influence of alcohol and asked the accused to undergo a breathalyzer test. According to sources, after it was then confirmed that the driver had consumed alcohol, the traffic cops promptly alerted the Powai Police about the incident.