Two booked for assaulting, abusing cops in Vadodara

VADODARA: Two youngsters were booked on Thursday evening for abusing the cops and obstructing them from performing their duty in the city. The duo was travelling in a car when the cops were conducting a drive to check if people are wearing face masks in public areas.
According to the police, the duo identified as Henil Patel and Manav Patel didn’t stop their car near Nehru Bhavan.The cops chased their car for over 1km and stopped them near Kunj Plaza on the Rajmahal Road. The police said that the duo got into an altercation with the on duty officer and even hurled abuses at him.
When one of them assaulted the cops, additional police were called for help. The duo was then taken to the police station and booked under various IPC sections.