One person was arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly attacking the surveillance team of the Election Commission late night on Monday. The flying squad incharge of Nangloi area alleged that two party workers of BJP supporting candidate Manoj Kumar Shokeen from north-west zone’s Mundka constituency had abused and threatened the video surveillance team deployed by the EC.
Out of the accused who have been identified as Tajender Pal and Shamsher Singh, the former has been arrested by the West district police. The video surveillance team received the information regarding a party organised by Shokeen near Radisson hotel, Paschim Vihar complaining about cash being distributed by party workers to induce voters, after which the team reached the spot and began recording them.
This provoked the party workers and the two accused abused and threatened the team. They also tried to snatch their cameras which led to a scuffle, said a police official. A case under Section 186, 353, 188, 171H, 123 (representation of people’s act) has been registered at Mianwali police station.