Man arrested for misbehaving with traffic police officer in Bengaluru

The Bengaluru police have arrested a 29-year-old man for misbehaving with a woman traffic police sub-inspector in an inebriated state during drunk driving check in Indiranagar on Friday night.

The accused identified as Aditya Agarwal, 29, native of Bihar and resident of Akshay Nagar, working as a manager of a hotel, has been charged under Sections 352, 351, and 132. He was later remanded in judicial custody.

High drama prevailed around 12.05 a.m., when the accused, who was driving a car on 12th Main Road, near 100 ft. road junction, saw a team of traffic personnel conducting DD checks.

According to police, the accused, who was drunk, in a bid to escape, stopped 20m away from the checking spot and ventured into Vapour Pub, while the police noticed him escaping, chased to stop him and subject him to alcometer test.

The police, with the help of bouncers, brought him out of the pub. When WPSI Kavitha asked him to blow into the device, the accused created a ruckus, shouted, and hurled abuses at her, threatening her with dire consequences.

The police team, along with passers-by, recorded the incident on their mobile phones, which went viral on social media. The accused was seen shouting and asking the officer, “to speak in Hindi and English,” as he didn’t understand Kannada. The traffic team alerted the Hoysala police, who rushed to the spot and moved him to the Indiranagar police station for further proceedings.