<p class="title">A court has convicted a man of assaulting Basavanagudi traffic head constable Shantha Veeranna during a drunk-driving check in February 2014.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Second Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Venkanna B Hosamani, sentenced Munawar Pasha, of Avalahalli, to three years' imprisonment and fined him <br />Rs 20,000. Half of the fine will be paid to the policeman as compensation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On February 23, 2014, Veeranna, along with a sub-inspector, was conducting a drunk-driving check near the Lalbagh West Gate. Pasha drove up in a luxury car around 12.15 am. He picked a quarrel with the police and assaulted Veeranna.</p>.<p class="bodytext">An FIR was later registered at the Basavanagudi police station under IPC sections 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from his duty), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from the discharge of his duty) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation).</p>
<p class="title">A court has convicted a man of assaulting Basavanagudi traffic head constable Shantha Veeranna during a drunk-driving check in February 2014.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Second Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Venkanna B Hosamani, sentenced Munawar Pasha, of Avalahalli, to three years' imprisonment and fined him <br />Rs 20,000. Half of the fine will be paid to the policeman as compensation.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On February 23, 2014, Veeranna, along with a sub-inspector, was conducting a drunk-driving check near the Lalbagh West Gate. Pasha drove up in a luxury car around 12.15 am. He picked a quarrel with the police and assaulted Veeranna.</p>.<p class="bodytext">An FIR was later registered at the Basavanagudi police station under IPC sections 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from his duty), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from the discharge of his duty) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation).</p>
