Two women held for assaulting officials on Covid duty in outer Delhi

New Delhi: The city police on Monday said they arrested two women for allegedly assaulting a female civil defence volunteer and members of a team engaged in prosecuting violators of Covid-19 guidelines in the city, after a video of the assault, near Peeragarhi Metro station in outer Delh on Sunday evening, surfaced on social media

New Delhi: The city police on Monday said they arrested two women for allegedly assaulting a female civil defence volunteer and members of a team engaged in prosecuting violators of Covid-19 guidelines in the city, after a video of the assault, near Peeragarhi Metro station in outer Delh on Sunday evening, surfaced on social media.

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Police said the suspects assaulted the victims after one of them was challaned for not wearing a face mask.

Deputy commissioner of police (outer) Parvinder Singh said that on Sunday, a librarian named Anand, who is presently attached with the office of sub-divisional magistrate (SDM), Punjabi Bagh, was on Covid duty near the Metro station along with Ajmer Singh, a teacher, and the civil defence staff.

Around 6pm, they stopped a woman who was riding a scooty without wearing a mask and asked her to pay the fine. The woman called her employer who argued with the team members and assaulted them.

The team later filed a police complaint, the DCP said.

“Based on the complaint, a case was registered under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code for assault, obstructing a public servant from performing duty and violating DDMA guidelines. Both the women -- Sadhna, who rode the scooty, and Meenu, her employer -- were arrested,” he added.

Police said ₹2,000 is the challan amount to be paid for mask violation in the national capital.