Man who pointed gun at cop during riots held

New Delhi, March 3

A gun-wielding man, Mohammed Shahrukh, who was seen confronting an unarmed policeman during violence at Maujpur in northeast Delhi last week, was arrested from Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district, the police said on Tuesday.

Addressing a press conference, Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Ajit Kumar Singhla said, “He (Shahrukh) was planning to flee from Shamli but was nabbed and later brought to Delhi. We are trying to recover the pistol used by him during the violence. The pistol used was of good quality. He fired three rounds. He had gone alone in the protest.”

“He will be produced in court and taken into police remand,” Singhla added.

In a video that went viral last week, Shahrukh (33) was seen pointing his country-made pistol at the policeman on the Jaffrabad-Maujpur road on February 24. Police are also trying to trace Shahrukh’s family members, who are absconding. A college dropout, Shahrukh was interested in modelling and used to make Tik Tok videos.

According to information, after opening firing during riots, he stayed inside a car in a parking lot in Connaught Place to hide from the police. — PTI/IANS

120 FIRs registered

New Delhi: The government has informed the Parliament that the Delhi Police had arrested hundreds of miscreants besides registered 120 FIRs for their alleged involvement in the recent riots. It also said the Delhi Police were keeping a “close watch” on social media platforms to check rumours. TNS