The Vakola police have arrested a 42-year-old man for allegedly assaulting and abusing a traffic constable. The incident took place on Tuesday near the Raza junction on the Santacruz-Kurla Link Road, when accused Mehboob Murtaza Khan tried to escape after breaking a signal.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, a police officer said, "The constable on duty at the junction tried to stop him, but he took a sharp cut and tried to escape. However, after the cop chased him for a distance, he was forced to stop. When the constable asked him as to why he breached the signal, the accused started abusing him."