Army jawan robbed, thrown out of moving auto

An Army jawan was robbed and thrown out of moving auto in southeast Delhi’s New Friends Colony. The police said the 24-year-old man, Tanwar Raj Singh, boarded a shared auto at Sarai Kale Khan to go to Kashmere Gate. Preliminary investigation revealed that three men, including the auto driver, beat him up with sticks before pushing him off. They robbed his bag containing his uniform and pistol along with 10 live cartridges.

The police said the incident took place on April 13 when Singh, a native of Rajasthan’s Kota, came to Delhi and was going to

Punjab where he was posted.

“Around 1 am, he reached Sarai Kale Khan in a bus. He was looking for an auto-rickshaw to go to Kashmere Gate from where he was supposed to board another bus for Punjab. In his complaint, he stated that two men were already sitting in the auto, posing as other passengers,” a senior police officer said.

The complainant alleged that a few minutes later, the driver went down a dusty road along the Yamuna but he thought it may be a short cut. After around one kilometer, the men allegedly overpowered him and asked him to hand over his belongings.

“He resisted and they started beating him with sticks. They dumped him when they saw his injuries and robbed his trolley bag containing his ID card, shoes and uniform, 7.56 pistol along with 10 live cartridges,” an officer said.

The police said Singh had another bag and phone in his hand and his purse was in his pocket, which the accused did not rob. The trolley bag was in the back of the auto.

DCP (Southeast) R P Meena said the incident took place on the Yamuna bank near Ashram loop road. “The jawan made a PCR call from his phone and we have lodged an FIR and have collected vital leads. The culprits will be nabbed soon,” he said.