Kolkata: Woman defies coronavirus lockdown, bites Police cop, smears blood on him
Several people are not taking coronavirus lockdown seriously and event they are fighting with police for blocking the roads. However, people have been allowed to move out for some essential things and also when in an emergency. But, a woman in Kolkata has crossed all the levels after she bit a police officer.
A video has gone viral on social media which showed the woman going into a tussle with police officers after Kolkata cops tried to question her about her reason for travelling amid coronavirus lockdown.
The woman in the video gets enraged and then she screamed at the police officer and also accused him of pushing her. Later, she bit him.
The video was shared by a Twitter user named Rosy with a caption, “WTF this DESPICABLE Woke #COVIDIOT, when stopped by police, abused & spit on Kolkata Police Cop”
Check out the video:
WTF this DESPICABLE Woke #COVIDIOT when stopped by police abused & spit on Kolkata Police Cop 😠😡 #COVIDIDIOTS #COVIDIOTS #coronavirusindia #21daylockdown pic.twitter.com/Q1P8RcVtZw
— Rosy (@rose_k01) March 25, 2020
As per the reports, the incident took place around 12:30 pm when the cab was stopped by police at PNB More.
Reportedly, the vehicle was coming from the CA Block side when the officer on duty stopped the car and question people sitting inside the car about their traveling. The accused woman then came out of the car and rushed towards a policeman and tried to bite him.
The accused woman and her friend came to Salt Lake from Ballygunge and claimed that they were going to purchase medicines but failed to show any prescription, a police officer said.
The woman and her friend came to Salt Lake from Ballygunge and claimed they were going to get medicines but failed to show any prescription, a police officer said.
"We never spoke to the woman but she came out of the vehicle and attacked one of our officers, a police official said.
The police officer also alleged that the woman even drew blood from an old wound she had and smeared it across the police officer’s shirt and threatening to frame him from injuring her.
In the viral video, the woman can be heard screaming that there is no one to take of her care as she lives alone.
Later, police arrested the woman for violating the lockdown rules and also for assaulting a police servant on duty, a senior officer of the Bidhannagar City Police said.
While the man who is driving the vehicle also got arrested for violating the total safety restriction, the officer added.
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First published: 26 March 2020, 11:17 IST