Four ‘Drunk’ Surat Traffic Cops Held After Assaulting Navsari LCB Constable

Surat: Four Surat City traffic police personnel and a diamond polisher were arrested on Saturday after they were allegedly caught transporting liquor from Daman and assaulting a Navsari Local Crime Branch (LCB) constable during vehicle checking near Endhal village in Gandevi taluka on National Highway 48.

The accused allegedly attacked the constable when confronted and fled in their car. They were later intercepted near Vesma village following a police blockade.

According to Gandevi police, an LCB team conducting a special drive against liquor trafficking during Navratri stopped a white Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire with an “applied for registration” plate near Endhal village. The five occupants, including four traffic police personnel posted in Regions 2 and 3 of Surat City, appeared to be intoxicated.

When asked to cooperate with the checking, the accused allegedly abused and assaulted a constable with fists and kicks. One of them also struck him with a wooden stick before they fled. The LCB team pursued the car and alerted another police team, which intercepted the accused near Vesma.

The arrested traffic police personnel were identified as Ankit Devda (26), Pintu Dungaisa (32), Dita Chauhan (28) and Rahul Dhrangi (33). The fifth accused, Devraj Rabari (33), is a diamond polisher. All five are from Banaskantha district.