Three arrested for assaulting police officers in Cuddalore

PUDUCHERRY The Cuddalore Police have arrested three persons for allegedly assaulting police officers while they were on duty at Nellikuppam. According to police, a group of men allegedly assaulted Nellikuppam Inspector V. Velumani and two of his team members while they tried to intervene in a dispute between two groups at Pattambakkam in Kolathumetu Street.

A case has been registered against eight persons in connection with the incident. Three persons have been arrested and remanded to judicial custody, police said. A video of one of the accused grabbing the Inspector by his shirt collar had gone viral on social media platforms.

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