MUMBAI: A traffic
cop beat up a youth for riding his two-wheeler in the wrong lane on Monday in
Vasai.
Another man, Ramsagar Mishra, recorded a clip of the incident and uploaded it on a social networking website. An onlooker, Vijender Singh, Mishra and the unidentified youth were booked under sections 353 (assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharging duty) and 143 (being member of unlawful assembly) of the IPC by the Nalasopara
police.
The cop, who bashed up the youth, has been identified as assistant inspector Praveen Sawant. Two traffic constables Arun Sawant and Deepak Mahadik were present at the spot.
According to Mishra, cops confronted the youth who entered the wrong lane on his bike. When told to produce his driving licence, the youth got into an altercation. “Mishra and two others were caught travelling on a bike. He shot the video while he was made to wait. The youth had tried to assault our men after which they retaliated,” said a police officer.