NEW DELHI: The station house officer of the Jamia Nagar police station was “punched” in his face after he stopped a man for riding a bike with an illegally modified silencer.
According to an officer, the incident occurred Saturday evening, following which two people, including the accused bike rider and his father, were arrested.
“At about 8.45 pm, when the SHO along with the patrolling staff reached Batla House in Jamia Nagar, he noticed a Royal Enfield motorcycle, heading from Kabristan Chowk towards Zakir Nagar market, creating loud noise,” a senior police officer said.
A video, too, surfaced on social media, showing SHO Narpal Singh asking the man to rev his motorcycle to check the exhaust. Certain types are banned in the city for noise pollution.
As the argument escalated, the man called his father, and both got into a scuffle with the policemen in the crowded southeast Delhi locality.
The officer said they are collecting footage from CCTVs and mobile phones to know what transpired before the fight. The father and son were later pushed into a police van. This act, too, was recorded in a video that turned up on social media.
Police said the biker, identified as 24-year-old Asif, and his father, Riyazuddin, have both been arrested.
The officer said Riyazuddin asked the policeman to “settle the matter” and threatened the SHO before the fight. He alleged Asif punched SHO Narpal Singh near the eye while Riyazuddin held him from behind.
The SHO and Constable Ramkesh were taken to a nearby Holy Family hospital for treatment later.
“We have registered an FIR against accused Asif and his father for obstructing a public servant from performing his duties and physically assaulting the SHO and other police officers on duty,” the officer said.