Cop from Telangana assaulted during probe in Bengaluru

Hyderabad, Jan 23: A policeman from Telangana suffered minor injuries after a suspect and his wife assaulted him in Parapanagrahara area of Bengaluru on Jan 23, police said.

"A suspect was on the radar of Telangana police. We were trying to verify his involvement in a case and a police team from here had gone to Bengaluru," a senior officer of an intelligence wing said here.

"When the policeman was talking with the suspect a scuffle broke out and the suspect and his wife attacked and stabbed him," the officer said.

"The policeman suffered minor stab wounds," he added. Bengaluru police had detained the couple, he added.

PTI