New Delhi, Sep 28 (PTI) Delhi Police has filed a non-cognisable report against PWD Minister Parvesh Verma for slapping a 22-year-old man during a road inspection in west Delhi’s Tilak Nagar, even as it emerged that the man was an accused in an earlier assault case involving an MCD worker, officials said on Monday.
The non-cognisable report (NCR) against Verma has been filed under Section 115 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) pertaining to voluntarily causing hurt, they said.
An NCR is recorded when the information relates to a non-cognisable offence. In such cases, police require the permission of a magistrate to investigate, unlike a cognisable offence where police can proceed with the investigation as provided under the law.
The incident took place on Sunday during an inspection of road repair work on a stretch of the Outer Ring Road between the Janakpuri District Centre Chowk and the Najafgarh Drain. A video showing Verma slapping the man, identified as Sahib Singh, circulated widely on social media.
The Delhi BJP on Sunday expressed regret over the incident, even as it alleged that the man was a habitual offender.
According to the complaint, Singh was recording the inspection when Verma slapped him.
The incident occurred when AAP MLA from Tilak Nagar, Jarnail Singh, who was present at the spot, questioned the quality of a newly laid surface after pulling out portions of it by hand. Singh was filming the proceedings when Verma slapped him.
Singh later accused the Delhi government of carrying out substandard road work.
Verma, however, said he would not tolerate what he described as attempts by AAP workers to obstruct government officials from carrying out their duties. He also alleged that Singh was associated with the AAP and had a previous case against him.
According to police records, Singh was an accused in an assault case involving an MCD worker in June this year. He was arrested in the case and subsequently granted bail.
The June 2 incident occurred when the MCD worker was collecting waste. A dispute broke out over garbage being thrown from the second floor of a building into the collection vehicle, according to the complaint filed by the worker.
It alleged that two men arrived on a motorcycle and got involved in an altercation over the vehicle not leaving enough space for them to pass. The worker alleged that the men, along with others from the same house, pulled him out of the vehicle and assaulted him.
The handwritten complaint named one of the accused as Sahib and the other as Monu. The injured worker was taken to the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, where his medico-legal examination was conducted.
An FIR was subsequently registered under the relevant provisions of BNS, according to police records.
After Sunday’s incident, the Public Works Department (PWD) separately filed a complaint against Jarnail Singh at the Tilak Nagar police station, alleging obstruction of officials in the discharge of their duties. PTI SSJ SSJ ARI
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