LUDHIANA: A biker assaulted a traffic cop when the latter signaled him to stop at Fountain Chowk on Tuesday night.
The traffic cop, Punjab Home Guard Jasveer Singh, has suffered head injuries as accused Tarun Kumar, a resident of Pratap Singh Wala, hit him with his helmet.
Jasveer said, “There was traffic chaos at Fountain Chowk, where I was on duty. To manage the vehicular movement, I signaled the traffic coming from Durga Mata Temple side to stop. While all vehicles stopped, a bike did not. The biker came near me and started arguing. He then hit me with his helmet.”
Passersby started making a video of the incident. In the video, the cop can also be seen manhandling the man, who said the former abused him and hit his bike.
Division 8 police station ASI Visakha Singh said, “A case has been registered against accused Tarun Kumar under sections 353 (assaulting or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions) and 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty) of the IPC.
Cop was honoured on Independence Day
The administration had honoured Jasveer during the Independence Day function at Guru Nanak Stadium on Sunday for his meritorious services.
