The Delhi Police has arrested Ajay Rathi who had allegedly snatched a wireless set from a constable during a tractor parade by farmers at Nangloi on Republic Day.
According to the police, the accused, a resident of Haryana was previously involved in three cases lodged in the national capital in 2019.
“Following the technical surveillance and inputs, police have arrested Ajay Rathi who snatched a wireless set from Constable Sonu at Nangloi on Republic Day. The wireless set has been recovered from his possession,” said A Koan, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Outer district.
“During interrogation, he disclosed that he was told to not follow the route and go towards Red Fort before even the tractor parade started. He was involved in the rioting in the area,” said the DCP.
Delhi's border points at Tikri and Singhu remained under heavy police deployment on Friday in the aftermath of the violence that broke out during the farmers' tractor parade in the national capital on January 26, officials said.
Personnel of the Delhi Police, along with those of the paramilitary forces, have been deployed at the borders. Several roads have been closed and the traffic police has asked the commuters to take other routes.
