Shimla, June 6 -- Police have arrested a UP man for allegedly assaulting an on-duty police constable in an incident of road rage in Himachal's Paonta area, officials said on Friday.

The accused, Farhan, a resident of Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh, works as a security contractor for a private company in Paonta area, said police.

The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon when constable Rajesh Chinta, assigned to the Himachal Pradesh Police's 6th Indian Reserve Battalion (IRBn), was heading out for lunch from the strong room located in Taruwala, within the Paonta subdivision of Sirmaur district.

A speeding driver attempted to overtake him improperly, cutting sharply in front of his scooter and narrowly avoiding an accident. When the cons...