Cops try to stop gambling, attacked

NEW DELHI: Two constables were attacked by a group of men when they tried to stop them from gambling at a building under construction in Uttam Nagar, west Delhi, around 9pm on Sunday. Police nabbed five people, including a juvenile, from the scene.
The incident took place near the Nawada housing complex. The cops received a call from a resident that five to six men had gathered at the construction site and were creating a ruckus.Constables Mandeep and Shailendra reached the spot and asked the men to leave.
Police said the men, all of whom were drunk, started abusing the constables and threatened to beat them up if they did not leave them alone. When the cops tried to remove them forcibly, a scuffle broke out. One of the miscreants charged at them with a stick; after the blow, the policemen were pelted with stones.
Soon, residents of the colony came to their rescue. They chased and caught hold of the five men. A team from the Uttam Nagar police station also arrived after the constables sought reinforcement. The cops were taken to DDU Hospital. They had sustained injuries on the head and arms. They were released from the hospital on Monday morning.
Police said the accused, Chandar (38), Suresh (30), Krishna (34) and Naresh (36), were all residents of Dwarka and had come to have dinner at an eatery after a few drinks. "A case under sections 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of his duties), 307 (attempt to murder) and 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty) was registered," said additional commissioner (west) Ranvir Singh.
In a similar incident, a traffic constable was thrown out of a moving car in Seemapuri, northeast Delhi, on Saturday night. Police said the traffic cop had flagged down a Mahindra Xylo driven by Anuj Kumar near the Seemapuri crossing for going in the wrong direction. He asked the driver to take a U- turn and stop his vehicle on the other side for a challan, sitting beside the driver's seat.
Instead of stopping, Anuj drove the vehicle for about 4km and then pushed the constable out of it and tried to speed away. His colleagues pursued and nabbed Anuj while he headed for his home in Kalyanpuri. A case of attempt to murder has been registered against him.