New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) Three men were arrested for allegedly manhandling a police constable in east Delhi's Shahdara area, police said on Saturday.

Constable Pradeep, along with head constable Akash, was on patrolling duty in Shahdara on Friday. At around 9 pm, when he reached near a building, he noticed that a group of men had gathered there, a senior police officer said.

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When Pradeep enquired about them, they abused and manhandled him, he said.

Later the constable called his colleague and they both were successful in apprehending there men -- Raghuvir, Arun and Rampal -- while one person escaped, the officer said.

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The accused also tore the uniform of the constable. Pradeep was medically examined and a case under relevant sections of law was registered against the accused, he said.

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