Overview
- Sub-Inspector Suraj Pal Singh was assaulted on Sept 24 near the Wazirabad flyover in Timarpur while on duty, an incident captured in a widely shared video.
- Two suspects, Akbar Hussain and Salman, were detained at the scene, and the injured officer underwent a medico-legal examination.
- Police later traced a Scooty linked to the incident and arrested Imran and Mohammad Afsar, bringing the total arrests to four.
- According to DCP (north) Raja Banthia, Imran and Afsar confessed to spreading false claims that the officer made communal remarks, leading investigators to add BNS section 299.
- An FIR at Timarpur police station cites BNS sections 221, 132, 121(1) and 3(5), and teams are working to identify and apprehend additional participants seen in the footage.