A group of drunken youths, who were driving in a rash manner allegedly attacked a constable and abused two others when the police personnel asked them to not drive rashly, in south Delhi’s Vasant Kunj area.
According to a senior police official, the incident happened on Monday night when constable Mohammad Alam was on picket duty along with constables Prithviraj and Sushil at Masudpur near Malik Hotel.
Around 11 pm, an over-speeding Skoda car, that was being driven in a rash manner, came near the picket and was about to ram into the barricades, but the driver managed to apply the brakes in time and the accident was averted, he said.
The constables objected to it and warned the driver who was also accompanied by three-four other men, he added.
They attacked one of the constables, Alam, who sustained injuries on his left knee while the other two constables were verbally abused by the men, who were in an inebriated condition, he said.
While the other managed to alert the police station and called for additional help, the accused managed to flee from the spot. The constables managed to note down the car number and police are currently scanning the ownership details of the car.
A case under sections 186 (Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), 353 (Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 332 (Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) and 34 (Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the IPC has been registered at Vasant Kunj South police station.
Teams have been constituted to nab the accused persons and police is searching for CCTV footage from the area to gain clues of the accused.