The Delhi Police on Wednesday evening arrested five people, including a Delhi University student of Faculty of law, and recovered two pistols and 17 live cartridges from their possession.
According to the police, the incident was reported around 5pm near Hindu College in North Campus. A SUV car was spotted with suspicious activities and was intercepted by the police. While the cops were checking the vehicle, one of the six occupants managed to escape while the other five were nabbed. The accused have been identified as Neeraj Pal, Pankaj, Prashant, Anuj and Subodh. Subodh studies in DU while the rest belong to colleges in NCR and reside in Ghaziabad. Sachin who was along with them managed to escape.
“The five accused have revealed that they had visited the campus on the invitation of the candidates running for the president’s post in the university,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (North district), Sindhu Pillai. A case under sections 25 and 27 of Arms Act has been registered and further investigations are going on.