Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: In a shocking incident, a drunkard trashed a policeman in public. The incident occurred at the High Court Traffic Signal on Sunday afternoon. A case has been registered at the Pundliknagar police station against the man and his wife, informed PI Ashok Bhandare.
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The accused have been identified as Somnath Murlidhar Giri (27) and Anita Somnath Giri (25). The Giri couple are natives of Chandanagar in Nevasa taluka of Ahilyanagar district and are presently living in the Vijaynagar area of the city.
On Sunday, traffic police constables Raosaheb Pachlore and Santosh Kharat were on duty at the High Court Traffic Signal. At around 4.30 pm, Somnath Giri and his wife Anita were riding a motorcycle (MH17 CQ 6742). He was riding very close to the road divider, following which Pachlore stopped him. It was found that Somnath was drunk. Somnath started abusing the policeman and also manhandled him. He and his wife began arguing with the police personnel. Later, Somnath lay down on the road and obstructed traffic.
Pachlore then called the control room and informed them about the incident. The Damini squad rushed to the spot and took both the husband and wife into custody. They were later taken to the Pundliknagar police station.
Based on the complaint lodged by Pachlore, a case has been registered against the Giri couple. Further investigation is underway.
