Mumbai cop hurt as motorcycle hits him during 'nakabandi'

MUMBAI: A police constable on duty was injured Thursday after he was hit by a motorcycle in suburban Vikhroli during vehicle checking, an official said.
The incident occurred when police personnel on a 'nakabandi' duty on the Eastern Express Highway signalled a motorcycle, rode by a man who was covering his face with a handkerchief, to stop. His friend was riding pillion.
The duo ignored the police' call to stop and tried to speed away when they rammed their motorcycle into constable Chaitanya Rajput (31), the official said.
Despite being injured, Rajput stopped the two-wheeler, but was attacked by the duo, he said.
Other police personnel overpowered the duo, identified as Mohd Hussain Shaikh (24) and Mohd Sohail Sayyed (25) and took them to Vikhroli police station, he said.
Police said Shaikh and Sayyed didn't have a driving license or documents of the motorcycle.
A case was registered against them under various sections of the IPC and Motor Vehicle Act, the official said.