This paper's report about how three boys assaulted a traffic constable and kidnapped him, bundling him into their car, has highlighted the tendency to take on authorities and show scant respect for government servants and the law. Recently, we had the example of Congress MLA Nitesh Rane and supporters smearing mud on a deputy engineer of the NHAI over the pothole issue. Though Rane and Co. have been remanded in judicial custody, it shows the audacity with which people are starting to assault and take on the law.

In the drunk boys episode, three young men who seemed to be drunk created a commotion in Chembur. They seemed to have fallen asleep inside a car. When a constable went to check they argued with him, said a report in this paper. Then, when he sat in the car according to the rules, they 'kidnapped' him and started driving away. They were nabbed.