In an incident highlighting security breach, Delhi Police on Tuesday suspended an Assistant Sub-Inspector and a Constable after a man detained for firing at North-east Delhi’s Jyoti Nagar area, allegedly fled from the police custody.
According to Dr Ajit Kumar Singla, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northeast), on Monday night, a scuffle broke out between two groups of people in the Jyoti Nagar area in which three persons sustained minor injuries. In the scuffle, one of the members of the group allegedly hit a person from the other group with a sharp object. Moreover, the scuffle escalated when one of the groups opened indiscriminate firing in the air.
While the injured persons were rushed to the nearest hospital, the locals informed the police.
The local police reached the spot and detained a man, 23 year old Chintu, for physical assault and booked him under Section 307 (attempt to murder) at the Jyoti Nagar police station on Monday night.
However, Chintu allegedly managed to flee from the police custody when the policemen took him to hospital for medical examination. In light of this, enior police officials suspended ASI Illa Khan and Constable Baljeet Kumar on Tuesday.
Chintu was taken to GTB hospital in the area for required medical examination, but he managed to escape from the spot, the officer added.
Two police personnel including an assistant sub-inspector and a constable were deputed to get his medical examination done from the hospital. Police said that efforts are on to nab absconding Chintu at the earliest.