Drunk youth beat up cops on being asked to drive properly

A group of drunken youth, who were driving in a rash manner, allegedly attacked a constable and abused two others when the cops asked them not to drive rashly, in South Delhi’s Vasant Kunj area, police said on Tuesday.

The incident happened on Monday when Constable Mohd Alam was on picket duty along with constables Prithwiraj and Sushil at Masudpur near Malik Hotel, said a senior police officer.

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 accident was averted, he said.

The constables objected about the car being driven at high speed and warned the driver who was also accompanied by others, he added.

They attacked Constable 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. Before they could be caught, they fled from the spot.

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 are searching for CCTV footages from the area to gain clues of the accused.