Delhi Police constable, home guard injured in attack by unidentified men

A Delhi Police constable named Rajiv and a home guard named Ajay Kumar who tried to enquire about some suspicious men while patrolling in the Dwarka area got injured by those miscreants. The injured personnel have been admitted to Venkateshwar Hospital.

New Delhi: A Delhi Police constable and a home guard were injured when some unidentified men attacked them in the Dwarka area on Monday morning, police said.

Constable Rajiv and Home Guard Ajay Kumar, posted at Dwarka Sector 23 police station, were patrolling the area around 4 am when they found three-four suspicious men inside a scrap shop, they said.

When the duo tried to enquire about them, the men opened fire at Rajiv and he was hit in the face, police said.

The assailants also attacked Kumar on his head with some blunt object, they added.

Constable Rajiv fired back at the men but the criminals managed to escape, police said.

The injured personnel have been admitted to Venkateshwar Hospital, they said.

(PTI report)