The driver of a garbage tipper was arrested along with his friend for allegedly playing a communally provocative speech on the vehicle's speaker instead of the awareness message about COVID, police said on Monday.

The incident occurred on Sunday in the Dadabari area that falls under Kota Municipal Corporation (KMC), South and the accused driver Deepak Valmiki (21) and his friend Jassu (23) were arrested following a complaint, DSP and CO Dadabari Ankit Jain said.