Five Delhi Police personnel and one home guard were stabbed by a man in Shahdara Cyber Cell police station on Wednesday afternoon.

Police said that they have arrested the accused who has been identified as 28-year-old Bharat Kumati.

According to police, the man entered the police station and started recording a video. When he was obstructed by one of the policemen and asked the reason behind recording the video, the man suddenly took out a knife and stabbed him and other policemen.

According to R Sathyasundaram, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Shahdara district, around 12.45 pm on Wednesday, Bharat came to the police station’s reception and started arguing with the policemen.

“He started to shoot video and police officers there asked him to not shoot a video but Bharat took out a knife and started attacking police personnel,” said the DCP, adding that one home guard, who also tried to stop him, got knife injury on his cheek.

“Police personnel immediately closed the main gate of the police station and the accused was overpowered while he was trying to escape. The five police personnel and one home guard injured were rushed to hospital,” said the DCP.

A senior police official said that five policemen and one home guard have been injured in a stabbing incident at the third floor, Cyber Police Station, Shahdara.

“One police constable has been shifted to All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) Trauma Center and other police personnel have been sent to GTB Hospital. Further investigation in the matter is underway,” said the senior police official.

Meanwhile, the man later claimed that he was a complainant, but no complaint copy was found with him. Police said he also banged his head against the wall and sustained minor injuries.