Kozhikode man held for pelting stones at cop, damaging police jeep
Police said he was under the influence of alcohol at the time.
Police said he was under the influence of alcohol at the time.
Police said he was under the influence of alcohol at the time.
Kozhikode: A 32-year-old man created a ruckus at the Mukkam police station in the early hours of Tuesday by pelting stones at officers and damaging a police vehicle.
The accused, Aboobacker Siddique of Pulpatta in Malappuram, arrived at the station around 2.35 am and allegedly hurled stones at Senior Civil Police Officer Joshi V K and station guard Sarath Lal, before smashing the windshields of a police vehicle parked on the premises. Police said he was under the influence of alcohol at the time.
A case has been registered under sections 329(3) (criminal trespass) and 132 (assault on a public servant) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984. Sub Inspector Santhosh Kumar K is leading the investigation.
The accused underwent a medical examination at the Mukkam Community Health Centre and will be produced before the Thamarassery JFCM Court, police said.