Delhi Police clarifies viral post claiming attack on cop involved in Namaz row

Report : Rohit kumar
(Crime News Editor)

A controversy erupted after a purported video of sub-inspector kicking and shoving people offering ‘namaz’ in Delhi’s Inderlok went viral on Friday.

Delhi Police issued a clarification Sunday after a viral social media post claimed that the sub-inspector who kicked people offering ‘namaz’ in the Inderlok area was attacked a day after in the presence of cops

Delhi A police sub-inspector kicks men who were offering namaz on the road in Inderlok area, in New Delhi, Friday, March, 8, 2024.(PTI)

A purported video of a scuffle between the locals and police was shared on X.

The user who shared the video claimed, “Inspector Manoj Tomar, who kicked a namazi in Delhi yesterday, was attacked in the presence of police.”

The official account of DCP North Delhi refuted the claim saying, “This is wrong information. The mentioned SI is not present in this video.”

“The video is not of yesterday (Saturday) but of Friday, 8th March, when protestors had gathered in Inderlok. Locals escorted police officers to the police post after which scuffle took place,” it added.