Man sentenced to three-year-imprisonment for obstructing police and assaulting traffic police personnel

A tribunal successful Tiruvottiyur has sentenced a antheral to imprisonment for 3 years and imposed a good of ₹10,000 for obstructing constabulary unit from performing their duty, verbally abusing them, and assaulting them portion being intoxicated.

According to police, connected August 24, 2019, Sub-Inspector Ezhilan and Constable Jagan of the Manali Traffic Police were conducting a conveyance cheque adjacent the MFL Junction successful Manali. During the check, they stopped a two-wheeler which Manimaran was riding.

While the constabulary men were initiating enactment against Manimaran for the offense, his associate, Panneerselvam alias Panneer, 50, residing astatine Ennore Kuppam, arrived astatine the scene, who besides was nether the power of alcohol. He allegedly abused the officers obscenely, physically assaulted them, issued decease threats, and obstructed them from performing their duty.

Following a ailment filed by the Sub-Inspector of Traffic, a lawsuit was registered astatine the Manali Police Station, and an probe was carried out. After completion of the investigation, a last study was filed earlier the Thiruvottiyur Court.

During the trial, the prosecution proved the charges against the accused. On Monday, the Tiruvottiyur Court convicted Panneerselvam and sentenced him to 3 years of imprisonment on with a good of ₹10,000.