Cop on Ganesh Visarjan duty stabbed, 33-yr-old arrested in Bharuch

Around 9pm on Tuesday, the accused, Mahendra Vasava, allegedly began hurling abuses at people passing by.

When Assistant Head Constable Lalit Somabhai intervened in the matter and tried to warn Vasava, the latter allegedly pulled out a knife and inflicted a deep wound on the officer’s right arm, said police.

He also injured the officer on the stomach before other police personnel on duty at the point rushed in to pin down Vasava. “Vasava was detained from the spot and taken to the police station while the assistant head constable was rushed to the hospital for treatment,” said police.

Vasava has been booked under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Sections 109 (1) (attempt to murder), 121(1) (voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty), 132 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 221 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions, and [296(B)] (uttering obscene words in any public place) as well as sections under the Gujarat Police Act.