The Cuffe Parade police have arrested two navy men and as many Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel for allegedly assaulting two policemen and a cabdriver who had objected to their smoking inside his taxi.

The accused, who were drunk, attacked the police personnel who intervened when the taxi driver was being assaulted in the middle of the road, the police said. The incident took place on Sunday afternoon near Badhwar Park after a pedestrian, who saw the assault occurring in broad daylight, rushed to a nearby police chowky and alerted the authorities.