A Delhi Police Sub-Inspector (SI) Raj Kumar was killed by a liquor mafioso in East Delhi on Sunday night. The cop, a resident of Delhi’s Kasturba Nagar, was filming illegal trade of liquor in the area when he was fatally assaulted by a bootlegger. Earlier also, the SI was threatened by criminals for trying to stop illegal liquor trade, said Raj’s bereaved family members.
Shahdara Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Meghna Yaday said, “On May 19 at 10.06 pm, a police control room (PCR) call was received regarding a quarrel at Vivek Vihar police station. Acting on a call, a police team reached the spot, where on enquiry it was found that around 9.00 pm, a fisticuffs had taken place between SI Raj and Vijay, alias Bhuri, a historysheeter of Vivek Vihar police station, in Kasturba Nagar.”
“After the quarrel, Raj reached his home and proceeded towards a nearby hospital (Garg Hospital) driving his own scooty, along with his daughter. On way to Garg Hospital, Raj fainted. However, his daughter managed to take him to the hospital, where the hospital authorities suggested taking him to the Max Hospital in Patparganj,” said the DCP.
“On reaching Max Hospital, Raj was declared brought dead by the doctors. The examination of the body of the deceased revealed a superficial cut injury below the chin and a blunt injury mark on the chest,” said the DCP.
“We have seen the CCTV footage and it has been found that no gruesome or continuous assault has taken place. There was fight and there is a possibility that the deceased might have had some internal injuries as no other injury mark besides, one superficial cut below the chin and a blunt injury mark on the chest were found on his body. The post-mortem report will reveal the exact cause of death,” said the DCP.
“A case under section 302/34 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered at Police Station Vivek Vihar. The accused Vijay has been arrested in the case. Police are also investigating whether other people were also involved in the incident. Further investigation is going on,” said the DCP.
Raj Kumar had joined Delhi Police as a Head Constable in 1990 in communication cadre. He is survived by a wife and two daughters aged 30 and 28 years old. He was previously posted in traffic wing, PCR and Special Branch.
Sources said Raj died due to cardiac arrest but according to his family, he had gone for a walk after dinner when he had a fight with some miscreants because police had set up a permanent picket in the area where bootleggers lives and sell illegal liquor in the area.
