Noida: Told not to drink in car, 3 assault cops

GREATER NOIDA: Three persons were arrested on Friday for allegedly manhandling and misbehaving with a few policemen in Greater Noida’s Knowledge Park after they were stopped for drinking in their car.
Police said the team from Knowledge Park police station had spotted the men near LG roundabout and asked them not to drink in public. Following this, the accused men allegedly started misbehaving with the policemen and refused to move.
The accused persons have been identified as Pankaj (22), Amit (23) and Abhay (22), all residents of Kasna. The alleged incident occurred on Friday around 11 pm when the cops patrolling the area spotted a Swift Dzire in which the men were allegedly consuming liquor.
“The two constables asked the men to move their vehicle but they refused and started abusing the constables. This led to an argument between them and they started pushing the policemen,” said Baljit Singh, SHO of Knowledge Park police station.
He said that despite multiple warnings, the accused men did not stop drinking or move their car. An additional force was sent to the spot to arrest the three men. They were booked under Section 151 (disturbing Peace) of the CrPC. “We seized two liquor bottles from them. They were sent to jail after being produced in a court,” Singh added.
The officer said the accused were chased down and intercepted near LG chowk, “The two policemen flashed a torch inside the car and asked the occupants to step outside. The accused got aggressive and held one of the cops by the collar,” he said, adding that the other cop came to the first one’s rescue but the three men overpowered him.