Drunk driver, associate manhandle cop

Two city residents misbehaved with cops on Thursday night. Giving details, police sources said the car in which Pankaj Kumar and Ramesh Kumar, both residents of Sector 27, was signalled to stop at a barricade on the road dividing Sectors 9 and 17.

Two city residents misbehaved with cops on Thursday night. Giving details, police sources said the car in which Pankaj Kumar and Ramesh Kumar, both residents of Sector 27, was signalled to stop at a barricade on the road dividing Sectors 9 and 17.

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The cops checked the driver for drink-driving and found him guilty, for which the cops told the two that a challan would be issued. Both allegedly started arguing with the cops and misbehaved with the head constable.

The duo had also tried to snatch the challan book. They were booked under Sections 332 voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty, 353 (Assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty) and 186 (Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions) of the IPC.