Hyderabad, May 26 -- A 26-year-old software engineer from Hyderabad was arrested and remanded to judicial custody after he allegedly assaulted a traffic police officer and abused personnel during a routine vehicle checking exercise in the city.

The incident took place on May 24, at around 5:45 pm at GPO X Road, where Sub-Inspector Anil Kumar of Abid Road Police Station, along with Head Guard Y Kumar bearing number 6793 and other staff of Abid Traffic Police Station, were conducting a vehicle check.

A Honda CB 350 motorcycle was intercepted as it was carrying two riders and a pet animal, with neither rider wearing a helmet. When officials asked the rider to produce his driving licence and other documents for the purpose of issuing an e-c...