<p>A thief allegedly stabbed a police constable at Central Market in Mangaluru on Monday evening.</p>.<p>The thief, hailing from Kasargod, had allegedly approached a shopkeeper in the Central Market to sell an expensive wrist watch. Suspecting something fishy, the shopkeeper had informed the police.</p>.<p>Constable Vinod was sent to the spot to nab the thief. When the cop tried to catch him, he allegedly stabbed him with a sharp weapon and fled the spot. The constable is admitted to a hospital and is out of danger, said the Police Commissioner N Shashi Kumar.</p>.<p>Some miscreants are spreading rumours on the stabbing incident by allegedly connecting it to one particular community. The public should not heed to any rumours, the Commissioner said.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>A thief allegedly stabbed a police constable at Central Market in Mangaluru on Monday evening.</p>.<p>The thief, hailing from Kasargod, had allegedly approached a shopkeeper in the Central Market to sell an expensive wrist watch. Suspecting something fishy, the shopkeeper had informed the police.</p>.<p>Constable Vinod was sent to the spot to nab the thief. When the cop tried to catch him, he allegedly stabbed him with a sharp weapon and fled the spot. The constable is admitted to a hospital and is out of danger, said the Police Commissioner N Shashi Kumar.</p>.<p>Some miscreants are spreading rumours on the stabbing incident by allegedly connecting it to one particular community. The public should not heed to any rumours, the Commissioner said.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>