Two Delhi Police personnel had a narrow escape, who were attacked while they were taking two criminals to the police station.
A Delhi Police head constable and his colleague were attacked by the associates of the miscreants who were trying to free them from police custody.
The brief encounter took place near the Ranhola area of West Delhi on Saturday night and the policemen were injured. Three associates of the miscreants stabbed the police personnel while trying to get their aides released.
During the incident, one of the criminals sustained a bullet injury in his leg as the policemen fired in retaliation. The police brass is planning to reward both the policemen for their alertness and bravery.
The injured policemen have been identified as 40-year-old head constable Balwan Singh and constable Surajbhan, who are posted at the Ranhola police station.
The injured accused has been identified as Rahul (27), who is a resident of the same area, said a police officer. A case has been registered in the Ranhola police station.
Balwan and Surajbhan, had gone to attend a PCR call about a brawl between two groups. The miscreants fled the spot leaving their their bike behind just before the police arrived.
With the help of bike’s registration number, the police personnel managed to trace the miscreant’s residential address.
Two of the accused, Rahul and Mohit were nabbed in a raid conducted by the two police, however, the three youths who had managed to flee from there attacked the policemen on their way to the police station. The accused attacked the two police personnel with knives and stabbed them several times in the hand.
In the meantime, Rahul attempted to flee from their custody. Balram fired at his leg when he did not stop, police said.
The two policemen and the two accused were taken to a hospital for treatment.