Panaji, May 1 -- Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) President Amit Patkar on Thursday condemned the alleged assault on a police officer in Shivnagar Taki locality of Curchorem city in South Goa, calling it a "frightening indicator" of the collapse of law and order in the state.

According to a release from GPCC, the incident took place on Wednesday night when an on-duty police officer from the Quepem Police Station was allegedly attacked and manhandled by a group of intoxicated individuals while responding to an unrelated complaint.

"The incident is a frightening indicator of the complete collapse of law and order in Goa," Patkar said as quoted in the release.

He pointed out that the incident occurred in Curchorem, a constituency rep...