Cop assaulted for stopping biker sans helmet

An on-duty traffic police officer was allegedly assaulted by a group of men after he stopped a motorcyclist for not wearing helmet in North Delhi’s Timarpur. Two persons involved in the incident have been arrested, the police said.

The incident took place around 2:40 pm on Wednesday when Sub-Inspector (Traffic) Suraj Pal Singh was on duty at the Timarpur Traffic Circle, the police said.

Two men riding a scooter began abusing the officer without any provocation. When SI Singh objected, the duo, along with some other unidentified persons present at the spot, turned aggressive and attacked him, a police officer said.

A passerby alerted the Police Control Room (PCR), following which a PCR van reached the spot. In the meantime, other traffic staff also rushed to the location.

Those arrested have been identified as Akbar Hussain and Salman, both aged around 30-35 years, while their accomplices managed to flee, the police said. The injured police officer was taken for a medico-legal examination, they added.

A video of the incident went viral on social media. It the video, Singh can be seen surrounded by several people. A man in a brown t-shirt can be seen slapping him, while others joined in the attack. The officer was even kicked.

Though one bystander tried to intervene, most of the people were filming the attack. A woman is later seen pulling the man in the brown t-shirt away from the scene.

The police said a case under Sections 221 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), 132 (assault or criminal force used against a public servant in the execution of their official duties), 121(1) (voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty) and 3(5) (joint liability) of the BNS has been registered at the Timarpur police station.