A 37-year-old Zonal Incharge of the DeP Tolls llP, a toll concessionaire firm, was allegedly brutally beaten up along with his three colleagues and a PSO while they were returning from carrying out routine checks at the Jharoda border on late Tuesday night. In the attack, the Zonal Officer had sustained fractures on both his hands and one of his legs. Meanwhile, his colleagues were discharged after treatment.
Jivan Ram, the zonal Incharge was allegedly attacked by a group of criminals after he stopped them from passing through the Tikri border a few months ago.
As per the written complaint, On May 30, at around 11.20 pm, Jivan Ram, the victim, along with four people had gone for the routine checking in the Tikri and bordering area with his colleagues Bajrang Sharma, zone incharge, PSO Haridutt and two other employees Amit and Shyoram to the Jharoda border area.
"At around 12.05 am, while we were heading from Jharoda 1 border to Jharoda 2 area in my white scorpio car, a white scorpio car intercepted us at the Isar Hedi Rao road. A group of four to five men armed with iron rods and pistols stopped us. They pointed a pistol at my forehead and started beating me and my colleagues. They even snatched the pistol from PSO Hari Dutt. After brutally beating us, they fled from the scene," said Jivan Ram.
Jivan Ram is a native of Rajasthan and live with his family in Nangloi. Six months ago, he had taken up the post of the Zone Incharge at the DeP Tolls llP, a firm which handles the toll plazas.
After getting beaten, the zonal officer managed to make a call to the Police Control Room after which a team from Baba Haridass Nagar rushed all the injured to a nearby hospital.
Police investigators said that Jivan Ram has alleged that a group of criminals who indulge in illegal activities like smuggling of liquor and cattle is behind the attack.
Jivan Ram further said, "Three months ago, I had stopped a group, which indulges in such illegal activities from passing through the Tikri Border area."
In light of this incident, Delhi Police registered a case at the Baba Haridass Nagar police station under IPC Sections 34 (Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention), 325 (Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt) and 341 (Punishment for wrongful restraint).