I-DAY: CITY COPS GET MORE THAN 2,000 PCR CALLS

150 calls of snatching & 85 of robbery were reported; More than 70 people arrested

NEW DELHI: More than 50,000 policemen who were guarding the street of Delhi on the occasion of Independence Day remained quite busy as they had to attend more than 2,000 PCR calls to make sure that city remained safe and free from any major incident. During the probe, over 70 people were arrested under different sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC).

A police officer claimed that in some cases multiple calls were being made in regard to the same incident. The data accessed by Millennium Post claims that the number of calls for crime against women were 304, five calls were of IPC Section 302 (murder).

In 150 calls, snatching has been reported whereas 85 calls were of robbery and eight were burglary calls.

Many miscellaneous calls (2225) were also reported by the law enforcement agency which included complaints against incidents like kite flying, the fight between groups, loud music speakers etc.

According to police, in many instances, three to four people made PCR calls regarding the same incident which resulted in an increase in the number of calls. “On verifying every call, a detailed investigation was done and in some cases arrests were made,” police said. More than 70 people were arrested from different areas in the city.

A man was nabbed from Chhawla area for his involvement in a molestation case. The arrests varied across 10 different sections of the IPC.

The strong police picketing in East Delhi resulted in the arrest of three snatchers and two auto-lifters in separate incidents. The city police also kept an eye on liquor trafficking in view of the dry day on Independence Day.

A clash was also reported from Vishwas Nagar area of Shahdara district. Initially, it was suspected that the reason was kite flying and reports were also coming about a communal clash on Wednesday. Clearing the air, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Meghna Yadav stated that there was a quarrel related to motorcycle touching. It was purely a fight between two groups of boys, incidentally belonging to different communities.

“There was no such thing as anyone opposing the playing of the national anthem. Yes, initially the fight was related to kite flying, but on further inquiry the sequence became clear and we registered two separate cases under sections 308, 323,34 and 341 IPC,” added the DCP.