A police constable suffered injuries after he was assaulted by an auto-rickshaw driver at Vakola in Santacruz East. 

The incident occurred when the constable, who was in plain clothes, was taking an injured man to a nearby hospital. The auto driver refused to transport the passenger over a short distance, and when the constable insisted and questioned him, the driver began to assault him. The constable, who is attached to Vakola Police Station, sustained injuries to his head and face and is currently receiving medical treatment at a hospital.