<p class="title">Two policemen were roughed up when they intervened in a fight between husband and wife in Jalahalli, North Bengaluru. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Assistant sub-inspector Ramachandra was patrolling the streets on April 13 when the police control room alerted him to a couple fighting in public behind an HP Gas godown near Bahubalinagar. Ramachandra alerted his colleague, ASI Nagaraj. When the policemen reached the place, they found the couple — identified as Kantharaju and his wife Bhagirathi — tearing each other's clothes. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The policemen learnt that a property matter was the bone of contention. When they warned the couple, Kantharaju got angry and asked them why were they intervening between a husband and wife. He went on to abuse his wife and told the policemen they were free to take her away. </p>.<p class="bodytext">As the policemen stood their ground and kept warning Kantharaju, he assaulted them, tore their uniforms, ran into a house and locked himself in. The ASIs barged into the house and hauled him up to the police station. Kantharaju was booked for assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty (IPC section 352) and intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace (504). A court later sent him to jail. The wife was let off with a warning. </p>
<p class="title">Two policemen were roughed up when they intervened in a fight between husband and wife in Jalahalli, North Bengaluru. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Assistant sub-inspector Ramachandra was patrolling the streets on April 13 when the police control room alerted him to a couple fighting in public behind an HP Gas godown near Bahubalinagar. Ramachandra alerted his colleague, ASI Nagaraj. When the policemen reached the place, they found the couple — identified as Kantharaju and his wife Bhagirathi — tearing each other's clothes. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The policemen learnt that a property matter was the bone of contention. When they warned the couple, Kantharaju got angry and asked them why were they intervening between a husband and wife. He went on to abuse his wife and told the policemen they were free to take her away. </p>.<p class="bodytext">As the policemen stood their ground and kept warning Kantharaju, he assaulted them, tore their uniforms, ran into a house and locked himself in. The ASIs barged into the house and hauled him up to the police station. Kantharaju was booked for assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of his duty (IPC section 352) and intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace (504). A court later sent him to jail. The wife was let off with a warning. </p>
