A Delhi Police constable on Wednesday suffered bullet injury while chasing two men in south Delhi’s Defence Colony area. However, the police also managed to nab the accused who had come in the area to commit robbery and snatching.
According to Atul Kumar Thakur, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South district, the incident took place around 9 am on Wednesday.
“The constable Naveen of Defence Colony police station, who was coming from BRT towards the police station, spotted a bike without number plate and started chasing it,” said the DCP.
“Meanwhile, he also called constable Manish to cordon the area. Both the suspects opened fire at Naveen, who suffered a bullet injury in his leg,” said the DCP.
“Both the constables managed to overpower the two accused and recovered the country made pistol. The accused were identified as Dharmender (29) and Navdeep (21), both residents of Gautampuri-II near Badarpur area,” said the DCP.
Police said that a case under section 307, 186, 353, 333/34 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered and duo have confessed to comitting robberies and snatching in the city.