A case has been registered against three family members of one of the suspects and several unidentified persons for allegedly obstructing the police operation. Agra : A Delhi Police team was allegedly attacked by a mob in Agra’s Hari Parvat area, allowing two robbery suspects to escape from custody, police said on Friday.
An FIR was registered at Hari Parvat police station on Thursday against Abhishek’s wife Prachi, mother Babita, sister Anjali and unidentified persons under sections 191 (rioting), 115 (voluntarily causing hurt), 121 (voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to a public servant to deter or prevent them from discharging their official duty), 132 (assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from the discharge of their duty), 263 (intentionally resisting or obstructing the lawful arrest of another person, or rescuing someone from lawful custody) and 324 (mischief) of BNS.
The Delhi Police team had not taken local police personnel along during the operation and was forced to leave the spot, police said, adding that the suspects had fled by the time Hari Parvat police team had arrived. Delhi Police sub-inspector Sumit (only first name available) filed a complaint stating that the team, led by inspector Sanjay Kumar Gupta, had come to Agra to arrest Abhishek alias Judy and Aniket alias Kalu, both residents of Gihara Basti under Hari Parvat police station, in connection with a robbery case registered at Sabzi Mandi police station in north Delhi. A crowd soon gathered at the spot and following alleged instigation by three women, members of the mob pelted stones at the police vehicle, smashed its windows, assaulted the policemen and tore their uniforms, before pulling the two suspects out of the vehicle and helping them escape, the complaint stated.
He said that they were apprehended around 11pm on Tuesday, but as the men were being taken to a local police station, family members of one of them allegedly intercepted the vehicle.
Hari Parvat ACP Bajrang Prasad said an investigation is underway and efforts are being made to trace the accused and identify others involved in the attack.