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2 men physically assault traffic cop in Thane, arrested

Hindustan Times | By, Thane
Feb 25, 2018 01:13 AM IST

The duo got upset when the cop fined them for breaking a signal.

Two men were booked for physically assaulting and abusing a traffic constable on Friday.

(HT FILE)
(HT FILE)

Jagdish Bimashi, 43, and Ravi Sampat, 56, misbehaved with the traffic police after they were fined for jumping a signal at Kapurbawdi. They are residents of Ghatkopar.

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The constable, Nandkumar Bhosle, 48, belongs to the Kapurbawdi traffic division.

“On Friday night, the two accused were heading to Thane from Ghodbunder Road and were riding rashly. Bimashi broke the signal at the Kapurbawdi junction after which, Bhosle asked him to stop his two-wheeler,” an officer from Kapurbawdi police station said.

When Bimashi was asked to pay a fine, he got agitated and started arguing with Bhosle.

“Bhosle requested him to pay the fine. However, Bimashi held his collar and warned him of dire consequences if he imposed the fine,” the officer said.

When Bhosle tried to call other officers, Bimashi and Sampat physically assaulted him.

Both the accused have been booked under relevant sections of the IPC.

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    Arvind is a correspondent from Thane who covers crime beat and has an experience of four years in the field. Apart from crime he is also a volunteer of Wildlife Crime Control bureau and reports on environment and rescue operations in the city.

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