PERNEM
Pernem police arrested a Russian national presently residing at Morjim on charges of assaulting a man from Mumbai.
According to police reports, Varun Taneja of Mumbai stated that he was going to Morjim and on reaching near the Morjim Khind, the accused, Boris Mahashiva, came on a motorcycle and started arguing with the complainant over the slow movement of traffic.
The Russian was accused of breaking the windshield of the car and assaulting the driver of the complainant, before removing a hammer to assault the complainant and his driver.
The Russian National is also alleged to have threatened them with dire consequences.
Locals then gathered at the site and summoned the police.
The Russian national was later arrested under Sections 341, 323, 427, 506(ii) IPC and has been sent to 13 days in judicial custody. Further investigations are in progress.
