An 18-year-old woman alleged that she, along with her friend, was harassed by locals and Delhi Police personnel inside a park in East Delhi’s Krishna Nagar area.
However, the Delhi Police denied the allegations and said that the girl and her friend were assaulting a man. The girl put a 14-minute video on social media in which she said that she and her male friend were walking at a nearby park on Thursday around 8.30 pm and they were harassed by an unknown man.
The man was later joined by policemen. The police officials said the allegations against them are false and that the girl is lying. Police said that constable Sanjay was on evening patrolling in Lal quarters market Krishna Nagar on Thursday.“Meanwhile, one Nitin Jain (37), a resident of Bhola Nath Nagar, approached Sanjay. Jain said that he was on his late evening walk in the Krishna Nagar Park when a couple started assaulting him just because they had collided while walking,” said Amit Sharma, the Deputy Commissionerof Police (DCP), Shahdara.
Sanjay rushed to the park where it came to know that one Divit (19) and his female friend had assaulted Jain.
They then started arguing and abusing the constable and even pushed him on multiple occasions, following which Sanjay called head constable on the spot, he said. The couple hurled abuses continuously and also physically engaged with the staff too.
The woman also threatened to lodge a false complaint against the police staff, police said.Divit called his father on the spot and the matter was ended there as his father Vikash apologised for his son's behaviour. Jain also did not give any complaint, police said.The head constable recorded an entry at 11.06 pm on Thursday in this regard. The allegations levelled against police staff are false, the DCP said.On Saturday, Jain has given a complaint in this regard, police added.