The police, on Tuesday, arrested 4 persons, including a traffic constable, in connection with attack an on Dabeerpura Sub-Inspector V Tirupathi.
According to Alwal police station Inspector K Srinivas Rao, 4 persons, who were in an intoxicated state, had an argument with the Dabeerpura Sub-Inspector near the Ganesh pandal in Alwal on Monday night, when he was on his way to his residence.
The 4 offenders snatched Tirupathi's mobile phone and service revolver, and bashed up the SI with empty beer bottles.
Tirupathi sustained injuries below the left eye.
The SI lodged a complaint at the Alwal police station in this connection on Monday night. The police immediately swung into action and arrested the 4.
The accused have been identified as Uday Bhanu, a traffic constable, S Srinu, Prashant and Balesh. They were remanded to judicial custody.