3 men thrash constable, held

NEW DELHI: Three men were arrested for allegedly misbehaving and thrashing a Delhi Police constable after he stopped them for not wearing mask and spitting at public place, officials said on Thursday. The police said they also misbehaved and manhandled other police officials. The accused — Jitender Kumar (33), Abhishek (23) and Kuldeep (28), were under the influence of alcohol at the time of incident, they said. Police said the incident took place on Wednesday at north Delhi’s Civil Lines area, when constable Puran Mal was on motorcycle patrol duty. At about 7:20 pm, he saw three men moving without mask and spitting in a public place. When he asked them to stop, they started misbehaving with him.