Three men were arrested for allegedly stabbing a Delhi Police officer during Holi celebrations in West Delhi’s Rajouri Garden area on Thursday.
The accused have been identified as Paras, Angrej Singh and Anand Singh, all residents of Rajouri and were drunk at the time of the incident.
“On Thursday at around 11 PM Sub-Inspector Amit Kumar, who was posted at Nihal Vihar Police Station, had gone to Rajouri Garden along with his relatives in search of an eatery. He was off duty and in civil clothes when the incident occurred,” said Monika Bhardwaj, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, West district.
“At around 11.15 am near TC Transit Camp in Raghubir Nagar, some young men sprayed colour on Kumar’s car. Thereafter, a quarrel ensued and the men started to thrash Kumar and later stabbed him before fleeing the spot,” said the DCP.
“He was rushed to Balaji Action Hospital where he was operated on and is said to be out of danger. Three accused persons were arrested, couple of hours after the incident, however, one accused, identified as Mukhi, is still at large and hunt is on to nab him,” said the DCP.
“All the accused works for a tent house in the area. A case has been registered at Rajouri Garden Police Station under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code,” the DCP added.