Man held for making Khalistani graffiti

New Delhi, January 31

The Delhi Police arrested a 37-year-old man for painting objectionable Khalistani graffiti in different parts of the national Capital, an official said on Wednesday.

The accused, Jasvinder, alias Lucky, a resident of Tilak Nagar, had sought money from his US-based friend Gagandeep. In return, Gagandeep directed him to create graffiti. His arrest came after the objectionable graffiti painted on the wall of MCD Park, Block 6, Tilak Nagar, was found on January 26. It read, “Delhi Banega Khalistan”.

The Deputy Commissioner of Police, (Dwarka), Ankit Singh, said seeing the gravity of the incident, more than 200 police teams, comprising officials from Dwarka and West District, had been formed.

“The teams visited the site and analysed more than thousand CCTV footages which led to the identification of the suspect,” said the DCP.

“A trap was laid and the accused was apprehended. Spray paint and the mobile phone used in the anti-national activity in Delhi was found in his car,” said the DCP.

During interrogation, Jasvinder confessed his crime and said he had done so on the directions of his friend Gagandeep.