ATTACKERS OF UMAR KHALID DODGE POLICE

NEW DELHI: The two men from Haryana who claimed responsibility for the attack on JNU scholar Umar Khalid in a Facebook video have gone underground after the Special Cell formed teams to apprehend them. The two men have switched off their mobile phones and have not contacted anyone making it difficult for the Delhi Police to track them. The two men identified themselves as Darvesh Shahpur and Naveen Dalal from Haryana had appealed to the police not to “harass” others for the attack after claiming responsibility.

Naveen Dalal claims himself to be the founder of some "Gau Rakshak Sena". The two men are seen holding the national flag in their hand and claiming responsibility for the attack. The background shows that the video has been shot in a village. In a four-minute video being circulated on Whatsapp, the two young men said they would surrender at the house of Sikh revolutionary Kartar Singh Sarabha on Friday. However, the police teams which were present at his residence in Ludhiana in Punjab saw no trace of the two men.

Police sources said that the supporters of Kartar Singh Sarabha in the village were against these two men and they may have found Sarabha's village a hostile place for surrender. “They did not turn up at the said place and have switched off their mobile phones. We have formed several teams to arrest these two. We need to interrogate them for their claims,” said a senior police officer.

Meanwhile, Umar Khalid has once again demanded security for himself. He said “I have asked for security two-and-a-half years back, 2 months back and again have demanded security now. What is the Delhi Police waiting for? Are they waiting for a bullet to hit me to give me the security?” he said terming the attitude of Delhi police as callous.