India, May 20 -- Three men were arrested for allegedly assaulting an autorickshaw driver and throwing him off a bridge near Dattanagar underpass in Ambegaon after a dispute over picking up passengers, police said on Monday.

The incident came to light after a video of the assault went viral on social media, prompting swift police action. The accused were identified as Bapuso Balasaheb Bhosale, Ganesh Haribhau Dharpale and Ganesh alias Bhavadya Haribhau Dharpale. They were arrested by the Ambegaon police within hours of the video surfacing online.

According to police, the incident took place when an argument broke out among autorickshaw drivers over ferrying passengers. The dispute allegedly escalated after the accused intercepted driver ...