Ten more held

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, August 14

Ten persons have been arrested in the past 24 hours for allegedly vandalising a car last week in Moti Nagar after the vehicle brushed past one of their kanwariya friends, a police official said today.

Yesterday, police arrested Yogesh (22) for allegedly being part of the group that vandalised the grey-coloured car. Yogesh was identified after police scrutinised CCTV camre footage and registers of nine kanwar camps on Najafgarh Road, the official said.

On the basis of information provided by Yogesh, nine more persons, including main accused Aman who got hit by the car and the holy water he was carrying spilled on the road, were arrested in the past 24 hours.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Vijay Kumar said they have arrested 11 men so far.

Another accused, Rahul Billa, was arrested on August 9 in connection with the attack.

Most of the accused are residents of Najafgarh, Bindapur and Dwarka, he said.

The incident took place on August 7, on a stretch of a busy road near the Moti Nagar Metro Station.

A ruckus had broken out after a grey car being driven by a woman allegedly hit a kanwariya.

A heated argument ensued between the two sides and one of the kanwariyas was allegedly slapped by the male occupant of the car. The kanwariyas then vandalised the vehicle with baseball bats.

A case was registered and the accused were identified on the basis of inquiries conducted by the police and the CCTV camera footage, the DCP said.