Two ASIs attacked by Singhu farmers for taking photos: Cops
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Two ASIs attacked by Singhu farmers for taking photos: Cops
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New Delhi: A group of protesting farmers at Singhu Border on Thursday allegedly assaulted two Delhi Police assistant sub-inspectors. The two policemen are posted with the special branch and were allegedly checking the security and taking pictures of the spot, to which the farmers had objected, starting a fight. The cops have been identified as assistant sub-inspector Ramesh and assistant sub-inspector Chander Singh. One of the policemen’s legs is severely injured and the other has a fractured wrist. An FIR has been registered at Narela police station. The incident happened around 3.30 pm on Thursday as one of the ASIs, both of whom were in civil dress, was taking pictures of the area. A woman and a couple of men asked them to stop. “I told them that I am a policeman. I even showed them my identity card but they accused me of snooping. When I tried to get out of there the woman followed me with her friends and then they started thrashing both of us,” said the ASI. A senior police officer said they have identified some of the accused people and they will be arrested soon. TNN
Publisher
The Times of India
Date
2021-06-13
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Delhi