Mumbai:
Assistant
director
of
Salman
Khan's
movie
Dabangg
2
Mark
Samuel
was
arrested
for
alleged
rash
driving
and
assault
on
cops
in
suburban
Jogeshwari
on
February
15,
police
said.
According
to
police,
Samuel
was
driving
a
Maruti
car
with
Vidushi
Sood
around
3.30
am
at
Behram
Baug
in
Jogeshwari
when
they
were
intercepted
by
cops
during
a
'nakabandi'.
He
was
found
driving
the
vehicle
under
the
influence
of
alcohol
and
also
without
license
and
tried
to
run
away
from
the
spot,
said
V
Dhamgode,
senior
inspector
at
Jogeshwari
police
station.
Also,
the
duo
did
not
co-operate
with
cops
and
even
assaulted
policemen
on
duty.
The
police
official
said
Samuel's
lady
friend
tried
to
take
the
blame
saying
she
drove
the
vehicle
as
she
had
a
driving
license
on
her.
Both
were
subsequently
brought
to
the
police
station
and
placed
under
arrest
under
IPC
sections
279
(Rash
driving
or
riding
on
a
public
way),
353
(Assault
or
criminal
force
to
deter
public
servant
from
discharge
of
his
duty)
and
relevant
sections
of
Motor
Vehicle
Act.
Samuel
was
assistant
director
to
the
2012
action
film
Dabangg
2
starring
Salman
Khan
and
Sonakshi
Sinha.
The
film
was
directed
and
produced
by
Arbaaz
Khan
under
the
banner
of
Arbaaz
Khan
Productions.