MUMBAI: How inebriated does one have to be to get arrested? Four women in their early 20s, who had one too many, have been booked for allegedly creating a scene on a playground in Bhayander in the early hours of Tuesday and attacking policepersons, who were trying to calm them down. Three have been arrested, while one is on the run.

Mamta Meher (25), Alisha Pillai (23), Kamal Shrivastava (22) and Jessi D'Costa (22), after several rounds of drinks at a party at Mira Road, reached Shahid Bhagatsingh Ground near Maxus Mall, Bhayander, around 2am looking to fortify themselves a little more, said police. Except for D'Costa, who lives at Nalasopara, all are from Mira Road.

At the ground, the four friends got into an argument, which drew a crowd around them. When three policepersons on

reached the spot, a woman officer who was part of the patrol, assistant inspector Manisha Patil, tried to pacify the warring friends. At this, the gang of four turned abusive and began attacking the patrol. The ruckus was captured by bystanders on cellphone and circulated on social media.

On video, the foursome are seen abusing one of the two male constables accompanying Patil. The revellers then try to snatch his baton, and yank off his name badge and a shirt button. When Patil tries to calm them down, they start attacking her, forcing the officer to pull out her baton. When Patil starts caning them, the crowd breaks into applause. Soon, Meher, who works at a call centre, Pillai and Shrivastava are forced into the patrol vehicle, but D'Costa flees.

The four have been booked under the

's sections 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of duty), 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from duty) and 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace). While police are looking for D'Costa, the other three have been remanded to police custody. Their medical tests have confirmed they were drunk, said police.