Mangaluru, Aug 27: Two men and a woman were apprehended by police for allegedly involving in immoral activities under the limits of Ullal police station in Mangaluru taluk.
Acting on a tip off, sleuths from Ullal police station led by Sub Inspector Bharathi raided a deserted house where a woman and four men were present. Two men among them managed to escape.
A police constable, identified as Mahesh Gatty, was injured after he was assaulted by one of the accused during the raid.
The arrested have been identified as Rakesh (34), a resident of Uchila, Siraj (30), a resident of Beeri and a 35-year-old married woman from Asaigoli village. The escaped youths have been identified as Abbas from Beeri and Jaafar from Mukkacheri.
It is learnt that when the police raided the house three among the five accused escaped by jumping over the compound wall. Constable Mahesh Gatty started chasing them and managed to catch Rakesh after 10 minutes. Rakesh turned violent and started attacking the constable.
However after a couple of minutes of fight Rakesh was overpowered by the constable despite he suffered severe injuries. The injured constable was admitted to a private hospital.
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