Sirsi: Two persons were arrested by police on charges of assaulting a government employee and preventing him from discharging his duty.

According to sources, Nagaraj Murdeshwar and Vinay Murdeshwar, using abusive language had assaulted Zilla Panchayat Engineering Division First Grade employee Suresh Bilagi on Wednesday.

A case has been registered in Sirsi Market police station, and accused sent to judicial custody.