Delhi cop mowed down and dragged by car: Accused held; ‘planned to kill him’, says FIR

In the aboriginal hours of Sunday, constable Sandeep (30), dressed successful plainclothes, was patrolling the streets of Outer Delhi’s Nangloi connected his motorcycle. He was keeping an oculus retired for miscreants aft reports of a emergence successful burglaries were received from the area. At 2.15 am, adjacent Jatt Dharmshala successful Veena Enclave, Sandeep spotted a WagonR being driven recklessly and asked the operator to dilatory down, constabulary said. But the operator deed the constable and dragged him for 10 metres, they said, adding Sandeep died of injuries.

DCP (Outer) Jimmy Chiram said the accused are Rajnish alias Sittu and Dharmendra Gulia (39), who was down the wheel. Both are residents of Veena Enclave. Police said portion Rajnish runs a market shop, Gulia, 39 works astatine Flipkart.

According to the FIR successful the case, arsenic quoted by a elder constabulary officer, “Sandeep noticed the duo, Rajnish and Dharmendra, drinking wrong their achromatic WagonR and asked them to not devour intoxicant successful the area… enraged astatine the constable interfering successful their activities, they asked him to spell distant aft which they drove towards Nangloi Railway station.”

The FIR, according to the officer, stated that erstwhile Sandeep tried to inquire Dharmendra to propulsion up and not thrust further successful an inebriated state, Dharmendra got aggravated and planned to ram into the constable’s bike.

The officer, quoting the FIR, said, “Rajnish suggested to Dharmendra that they should termination constable Sandeep.”

Following this, the duo allegedly rammed their conveyance into Sandeep’s motorcycle and dragged it for astir 10 metres earlier crashing into different parked vehicle, causing caput injuries to Sandeep.

Police said the offending conveyance successful the lawsuit has been seized.

Rajnish and Dharmendra are presently successful constabulary custody and being questioned, said an officer.

According to police, Dharmendra was arrested from Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, on with territory police. The DCP said, “He was connected the run. Raids were conducted simultaneously successful Haryana and Delhi.”

CCTV footage of the incidental shows Sandeep connected patrol work adjacent Nangloi Railway presumption erstwhile helium was deed and dragged.

The DCP connected Monday besides denied immoderate links of the accused persons with the liquor mafia and termed the incidental to beryllium 1 of roadworthy rage.

Sandeep, who was posted astatine Nangloi constabulary station, was a nonmigratory of Sonipat successful Haryana.

He is survived by his five-year-old son, his wife, his parent and brother.