Morigaon (Assam), Aug 3 (PTI) Five persons were arrested on Thursday for allegedly misbehaving with a policeman for not wearing a helmet while he was taking a seized vehicle to a police station in Assam's Morigaon district, police said.

Police had launched a drive against bikers without helmets at Moirabari police point on Wednesday evening and seized two-wheelers whose riders were not wearing it, Morigaon SP Hemanta Das told reporters.

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"A policeman was taking a seized bike to the police station when he was surrounded by a group of people who created a ruckus shouting why he was not wearing a helmet and also tried to harm him physically," police said.

Police launched a search operation and arrested the five persons as they tried to stop a cop from doing his duty, Das said.

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The arrested have been identified as Ribul Hussain, Zakaria, Baharul Islam, Dildar Hussain and Khairul Islam, he added.

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