Mumbai, Dec. 29 -- Mumbai Police on Sunday night arrested a man for allegedly assaulting and abusing a nodal officer of the Static Surveillance Team (SST) deployed for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections in the Vile Parle area, officials said.

The incident occurred amid heightened security arrangements and routine checking procedures being carried out as part of the election process. According to police, the accused not only verbally abused the nodal officer and his colleagues but also physically assaulted them, obstructed government work, and issued threats to harm the team on duty.

Based on a complaint filed by the nodal officer, the Vile Parle police registered a case against the accused, identified as Iftikhar Ahm...