Security agencies went into a tizzy after a constable from the Seventh Battalion of Delhi Armed Police (DAP) in an inebriated state allegedly made a call to the Police Control Room (PCR) threatening that he will kill the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Police sources said that the constable claimed that while he was returning home, he had given a lift to a stranger on his bike. “The unknown man made a call from the constable’s phone,” said a senior police officer.
In light of this incident, Delhi Police has taken departmental action against the constable. Police said that the incident took place on late Thursday night when constable Vikas posted with the Seventh Battalion of DAP in Malviya Nagar made a call to the Rohini district Police Control Room.
“Arvind Kejriwal ka murder kar dunga. I am in Delhi Police posted in South district,” constable Vikas had said over the phone. After receiving the call in Narela police station, it was transferred to the Bawana police station. Apart from the local police, Special Cell, Intelligence Bureau too joined in the investigation to find out the identity of the caller.
In a joint interrogation by all security agencies such as the Special Cell, Intelligence Bureau, police eventually tracked down the constable.
When constable Vikas was questioned, he claimed that he was depressed due to familial troubles and under the influence of alcohol, the constable had made the call to the police police control room.
Meanwhile, the constable later changed his statement and alleged that the call was made by an unknown person from his mobile phone whom he was giving a lift on his bike. Constable Vikas is a native of Bahadurgarh.
In a similar incident, a constable posted at the Prasad Nagar police station had allegedly too made a call and had threatened to kill Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.