Delhi: Pakistani diplomat ‘beaten up’ near JNU

Pakistan lodged a protest with ministry of external affairs ministry today over the incident of their High Commission official being “beaten up” in New Delhi this evening. Jayanth Jacob reports.

Pakistan lodged a protest with ministry of external affairs ministry on Monday over the incident of their High Commission official being “beaten up” in New Delhi on Monday evening.

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Indian side said there was “no attack as” claimed by Pakistan but the incident was fallout of an accident involving the Pakistan High Commission official’s car and the bike of a couple.

Pakistan also sought greater security for their personnel, premises and vehicles, a spokesperson of the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi told Hindustan Times.

Indian sources said the incident is related to a road accident, after the the car of Zargham Raza, first secretary trade in the Pakistan High Commission hitting the bike of a couple at Ber Sarai near JNU this evening.

“The official was involved in an accident involving couple, leading to crowd gathering and tempers fraying and police came and took the official to the police station for the safety. There was no beating up", an Indian source said.

They said “there was no assault on the officials but just verbal exchanges by passers by who gathered at the spot after the incident”.

Following the incident Raza called the defence attaché in Pakistan High Commission and both of them later called police, who took them into safety.

“We have lodged a protest with MEA after the planned attack on our official. An his driver was attacked badly. We sought greater security for our personnel, premises and vehicles. We urge for protection under Vienna convention”, the spokesperson of the Pakistan High Commission told this paper. He also added the official is being "treated by the embassy doctor".