Udhagamandalam(TN): Posing as reporters and human rights activists landed four inebirated persons in trouble as they were arrested for trying to assault police when questioned.

The four were stopped by police late last night and on questioning claimed they were reporters and members of a human rights organisation. However police grew suspicious and again put questions to them, resulting in them hurling abuses and trying to assault a police official. They also threatened to call the District Collector and Superintendent of police.

Enquiries with senior police officials, reporters and also the Government PRO revaled they were not reporters following which all of them were taken into custody, police said.

All four were later produced before a court and remanded to custody and taken to Coimbatore to be lodged in the Central prison there, they said.