Delhi Police team probing fraud case detained by Uttar Pradesh Police, released after apology

Dressed in casual clothes and carrying weapons, Delhi police team arrived in a private vehicle, entered the Lalitpur police station and arrested two policemen.

A police operation in Uttar Pradesh’s Lalitpur took an unexpected turn when the UP police detained a team of Delhi police personnel. The team had gone there on Tuesday to arrest two constables in connection with a ₹1.5 crore fraud case.

UP police detain Delhi Police team that arrived to arrest two constables in a fraud case. (Representative image)

The police team had arrived in Lalitpur to arrest three people, including two local policemen, without a written order or official permission from the UP police, officials told NDTV.

Dressed in casual clothes and carrying weapons, the Delhi Police team arrived in a private vehicle. Without informing local authorities, they entered the Lalitpur police station and later arrested two policemen, Vishwajeet and Sachin Awasthi, from their government quarters, along with the third accused, Bikki Raja, from his home, the report added.

After learning about the arrests, the Lalitpur police stopped the Delhi team on their way back. A heated exchange ensued before the team, including police inspector Darshan Singh, was detained.

They were questioned the entire day and released only after apologising, the report added quoting officials.

“The Delhi police team came to arrest one of our constables in a fraud case, but they did not follow protocol and arrived without informing us,” the report quoted senior UP police official as saying.

“We found that Ankit Jain, who tipped off the Delhi police, has a sister who started a company where one of the accused, Sachin’s brother Vishwajeet, is a partner. There was a financial dispute between them. We are conducting further investigations,” he added.

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