Sub Inspector Ramesh Kashinath Nagrale has been suspended after the incident, Jalgaon Superintendent of Police Jalinder Supekar said.
Trouble began when Nagrale was addressing a gathering at the Idgah ground in Nasirabad on the occasion of Eid-ul Azha where he was invited as a guest.
The officer made some objectionable remarks which infuriated the audience, the SP said.
Agitated members allegedly roughed up the PSI.
Later, a mob blocked the NH-6 stretch for nearly an hour and pelted vehicles on the highway with stones, and demanded action against the cop.
