Daijiworld Media Network – Puttur (RJP)
Puttur, Oct 14: A policeman in an inebriated state fell into a ditch and suffered injuries in Salethoor near Vittal.
The name of the policeman is Lokesh. He was a member of the platoon of Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP) deployed at Salethoor. The reserve police force had come from Mangalore as part of a SSF programme to maintain law and order.
Lokesh had attended the duty on Sunday. After finishing his duty he went to a bar and got drunk. And then while on his way to see his colleagues, he fell into the ditch near the bar. The public who saw him resting in the ditch came to his help and got him admitted to the hospital. The policeman is said to have sustained injuries.
It is not known yet as to how long the drunken policeman was resting in the ditch. There are various opinions on that. But there is no dispute over the fact that his drunkenness sent him to the ditch and the public had to rescue him.