Seven men are in police custody for allegedly obstructing police officers during an assault case in Tavua town on Saturday night.
Divisional Police Commander West ASSP Abdul Khan says the alleged incident occurred after a 20-year-old man assaulted a 20-year-old contractor.
Khan says the victim who had bought a few bottles of beer was confronted by the suspect who demanded money and when he refused, the suspect is alleged to have assaulted him before trying to take off with the victim's beer.
Officers from Tavua attended to the incident and in the process of arresting the suspect, six men who were nearby are alleged to have obstructed the officers from trying to arrest the suspect.
Khan says another team of officers were deployed to assist the officers on the ground, whereby all seven men were arrested and are currently in custody at the Tavua Police Station.
The seven men are aged between 20 to 40 years-old.
