Mangaluru, 12 Feb

A bank employee was arrested in Mangaluru for allegedly entering a police station in an intoxicated state and abusing officers while attempting to lodge what police described as a "trivial complaint".

The accused, Manjappa Surendran, a resident of an apartment complex in Mangaluru and an employee at a Yeyyadi branch of bank, had reportedly called the police multiple times, complaining about a disturbance caused by youth playing shuttle in his residential compound, police said.

Unsatisfied with police response, Surendran allegedly arrived at the Kavoor police station on Wednesday late evening under the influence of alcohol, insisting that officers register his complaint immediately.

When police did not act on his demand, he allegedly threatened to escalate the matter to senior officials.

Officers noticed his intoxicated condition and attempted to counsel him.

Surendran reportedlytried to leave the premises on a scooter with his wife, but police intercepted him near Pacchanady and took him into custody. During questioning, he allegedly used abusive language against police personnel.

He has been remanded to 14 days of judicial custody after a medical examination confirmed he was intoxicated.