Mangaluru: A man allegedly obstructed a traffic police officer from discharging his duty, refused to produce vehicle documents and drove away after pushing the officer’s hand when he attempted to seize the vehicle for traffic violations.
The incident occurred on Nov 5, when Girish Kumar PM, assistant sub-inspector attached to Mangaluru South traffic police station was regulating traffic near Mahakalipadpu, according to the complaint. he noticed two occupants of an Omni van, travelling from Thokkottu towards Mangaluru, not wearing seat belts While on duty. He stopped the vehicle and asked the occupants to comply with traffic regulations. However, one of them allegedly behaved rudely with the officer and refused to produce the vehicle documents. When the officer attempted to seize the vehicle as the driver failed to produce the required documents, the man allegedly pushed his hand away, started the vehicle and drove off. Before leaving, he also threatened to upload a video of the incident on Instagram and tarnish the officer’s reputation.