Man held on charge of assaulting constable

May 06, 2017 12:30 am | Updated 12:30 am IST - Mangaluru

A 25-year-old resident of Puttur was arrested on Thursday for allegedly assaulting a police constable who had come to serve him a notice for an inquiry into a complaint.

According to the Puttur Town Police, a complaint was filed against Naman Nayak, a resident of Narimogaru village, accusing him of not paying for the purchase of closed circuit television cameras.

As per the new village beat system, constable Harish P. had been designated as the beat constable for Narimogaru village and he was to inquire into complaints pertaining to the village. On Thursday, Mr. Harish went to Mr. Nayak’s house to serve the notice.

Mr. Nayak reportedly refused to accept the notice and assaulted Mr. Harish before running away from the house.

Passers-by caught Mr. Nayak and handed him over to Mr. Harish, who brought him to the police station.

Following a complaint by Mr. Harish, the Puttur Town police arrested Mr. Nayak.

Mr. Nayak was produced before the jurisdictional Magistrate, who remanded him in 12 days of judicial custody.

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