MAPUSA
A tourist has been arrested for allegedly assaulting 108 ambulance staff while on duty, Mapusa Police informed.The alleged accused, Manpreet Singh, a resident of Mumbai was arrested for abusing with filthy words and assaulting the ambulance staff on duty with slaps and a hard object.
According to police, the 108 ambulance was called to shift an injured two-wheeler rider and the alleged accused who was riding pillion on the same bike.
Both the rider and the pillion were allegedly in an inebriated condition.
While shifting both the accused and the injured rider to the North Goa District Hospital, the accused got violent and started abusing the staff inside the ambulance.
Both were first treated for injuries in the district hospital and later the alleged accused was arrested by Mapusa Police.
A case was registered and the accused was arrested under sections 323, 324, 332, 336, 504, 506 (II) of the IPC and Section 4 of The Goa Medicare Service Personnel and Medicare Institute Act 2013.
Mapusa Police are investigating further.
