NEW DELHI: Police arrested a man, Shahbaz Anwar Ansari, and booked him under Section 269 (pertaining to a negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life), besides Section 188 of IPC for violating public order after he spat on a cop who stopped him from roaming around at Lahori Gate.

Head constable Subhash said he was on night duty at Kallu Bhagat picket point in north Delhi on Sunday when at 9.40pm he saw a man roaming around without a mask. “I asked him why he was out but he started arguing. He then spat towards me but I managed to save myself. I then caught hold of him and brought him near the police barricade. I also infor med the police station,” Subhash said.