India, Aug. 29 -- A 23-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday for assaulting a special police officer (SPO) and a constable with a hammer and knife at Sneh Vihar in Bhondsi on Sunday night, police said on Thursday. The accused was identified as Anand Mishra, who lives in Bhondsi but is from Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh, police said.

On Sunday night, Anand had a fight with his brother Akash Mishra, who alerted the police after which SPO Sunder Lal, 47, and constable Raman Kumar, 35, arrived on the scene at 11.50pm in an emergency response vehicle, police said.

"Lal and Kumar intervened and separated the brothers. Anand then fled the spot, so Lal and Kumar started talking to Akash to get details about the incident. Suddenly, Anand appeared b...