Mysore/Mysuru, Jan. 7 -- High on drugs, four youths beat up Police Constable

A gang of four youths, allegedly addicted to drugs, assaulted and robbed a plainclothes Police Constable in the North-East area of N.R. Mohalla, near the road connecting Rajivnagar Main Road, within the jurisdiction of N.R. Police Station this morning.

The victim has been identified as C. Chandrashekar (51), a Constable attached to the Special Branch (SB) at Udayagiri Police Station and a resident of Kesare.

He was on his way to work on a motorcycle at around 10 am when he noticed a group of youths standing behind a shop. Suspecting them to be under the influence of drugs as they were speaking incoherently, he questioned them, which allegedly led to the assaul...