Ayub Khan

Rizwan Aziz Khan

Abdul Aziz Khan

Amit Prakash Kachi

Rauf Karim Shaikh

Kamlakar Takawale

Lala Naralwale

PMB

A day after a mob of 20 hawkers brutally assaulted a policeman and terrorised his family in the Old Police Line at Khadki Bazaar, five were arrested on Tuesday. Those held have been identified as Arbaz(21),(24),(62),(29) and(25), all residents of Khadki Bazaar.Based on a complaint from the 40- year-old injured constable, police have charged the accused for offences under sections 307 (attempt to murder), 354 (outraging modesty of woman), 324 (assault), 452 (trespass), 504 (intentional insult), 506 (criminal intimidation) and other relevant sections related to rioting under the Indian Penal Code.Senior police inspector, in charge of Khadki police station, told Mirror, “They were produced before a magistrate court on Tuesday and remanded in police custody for four days. Investigations are on to identify the remaining accused.” He added that the injured policeman is out of danger. “He got four stitches on his head and injuries on his back and other body parts,” Takawale added.According to vendors and police, the incident took place around 3 pm on Monday. One of the stalls outside the colony belongs to. There was an argument between the stall worker and a man, who was parking his vehicle in front of the stall. “The workers began beating the man when the constable intervened. This irked the vendors, who left the man and began thrashing the constable, thinking he was a policeman’s son, who often sparred with vendors,” a shopkeeper said. Traders alleged that policemen keep beating them up