The Delhi police have arrested six persons and apprehended three juveniles for attacking a Government schoolteacher who allegedly did not support their candidate in the recently-concluded municipal corporation elections.
Police said the accused - Faisal, Ajay, Amir, Rajesh Mishra, Amit and another person whose name could not be ascertained, and their three juvenile accomplices - were apprehended from Tigri in south Delhi.
Another accused, Ashish, who was also involved in the crime, is still absconding.
The accused, all residents of Tigri JJ colony, on Friday afternoon attacked Kaptan Singh, 51, who works as teacher in the Government school in Khanpur here, police said. They stopped Singh’s bike and attacked him.
“The attack on Singh was captured by the CCTV cameras installed in the nearby shops. The attackers were identified after police examined the CCTV footage,” Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Chinmoy Biswal said.
“During interrogation, they revealed that they were supporters of an MCD election candidate, Rajesh Kumar, of Ward No.77 of Sangam Vihar, where Singh also resides. Singh and his relatives reportedly did not support Kumar, which they believe led to his defeat. Holding Singh responsible for Kumar’s defeat, the accused attacked him,” Biswal explained.
A Trained Graduate Teacher (TGT) of English, Singh suffered multiple injuries in the attack, including a fractured leg.