In two different incidents, two Delhi Police constables lost their lives. One constable was found murdered in Rohini’s Shahabad dairy area while another constable met with an accident in Sikandrabad, Uttar Pradesh, and succumbed to his injuries on Thursday.
The body found of a man found in Rohini’s Shahabad dairy area on Thursday was identified as Dinesh Kumar (26), a Delhi Police constable posted at Parliament Street.
“The post-mortem examination has been conducted and it was found that he was hit on the head with a blunt object. A case under section 302 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Rohini) Ranjeesh Gupta said.
“Dinesh Kumar joined Delhi Police in the year 2014. He was a resident of JJ colony, Shakapur area and was currently posted in the traffic police circle at Parliament Street,” said a senior police official.
According to police, a call was received at around 1:20 pm on Thursday regarding an unidentified body lying in Shahabad dairy area after which the police rushed to the spot.
Police stated that on Thursday afternoon, some passerby’s saw blood soaked clothes on an isolated area alongside the road in
Shahabad area, on enquiring they found the body and called the police.
In another incident, a Delhi Police constable identified as Virgil got into an accident while he was driving back home after work. He was driving to Sikandrabad when his vehicle crashed with a van at around 3 am on Thursday, police said.