Over 150 errant stunt bikers performed stunts and broke traffic rules under the nose of the New Delhi district police on Monday night.
However, no arrest has been made yet, police have registered a case of damage to public property and rioting at Connaught Place police station and is still looking for the errant bikers. According to police, the incident came to light on the intervening night on Monday when over 150 bikers came near Connaught Place police station and started performing stunts. Since it was 'Guru Poornima' a large crowd of around 5, 000 people majority of them were Sikhs had gathered near Gurudwara Rakabganj and Gurudwara Bangla Sahib to celebrate and worship their God.
"A few motorists present there performed stunts on their bikes and damaged the public property. The mob broke glasses of cars parked in the area. This also led to a scuffle among two groups of Sikhs which worsened the situation. The stretch from Ram Manohar lohia round till Rakabganj was the area where the bikers moved," a senior police officer said. However, Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi district), S B S Tyagi said, "There were no bikers at India Gate. The chaos happened late night around 2.30 am. A huge crowd had gathered out of which few bikers performed stunts and a scuffle broke out among two groups as well. "The police were even pelted stones at but the officials could not identify any of the bikers or register a case against a particular person. A case of damage to public property and rioting has been registered at Connaught Place police station.