One of the five illicit liquor suppliers, who had beaten to death a constable and severely injured another constable in the wee hours of Saturday, was arrested. However, four of his accomplices are still on the run.
The constables were posted with the State Excise Department in South Delhi’s Ghitorni area. According to police, constable Vinod had received an input that illicit liquor in a WagonR car was to be supplied to a house in Sainik Farms area on Saturday evening. Acting on the tip-off Vinod and his colleague Sukhwinder followed the car after spotting it in Sainik Farms. The car went towards a forest. When they reached the forest, a group of men attacked them with sticks and stones, said a police official.
Vinod and Sukhwinder sustained serious injuries in the attack. After the attackers fled, Sukhwinder somehow managed to inform police. A police van reached the spot and took the victims to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), where Vinod succumbed to his injuries, while Sukhwinder is recuperating, the officer added.
Police said that a case under sections of deterring a Government from performing his duty and murder has been registered against the accused persons. “We have booked the criminals under Sections 186, 353, 332, 302, 307 and 323/34 of Indian Penal Code (IPC). We have also identified three others namely Sunil, Jogender and Neetu and search is on to apprehend them. All these persons belong to liquor mafia active in the region,” said a senior police official.