Two traffic police officers including a woman police constable (WPC) of the Mahim division were assaulted by a taxi driver and five of his supporters near Paradise cinema recently. The cabbie got into a heated argument with the constable after he was pulled up for a violation.

While this seems to be an unfortunate though common enough appearance, what followed was disturbing and extremely grave as it follows a pattern we are seeing in the city, more and more frequently. The cabbie returned with five friends and then started assaulting the constable.