New Delhi, Mar 7 (PTI) A 22-year-old woman was allegedly attacked with a sharp object by an auto-rickshaw driver following an argument over fare in southeast Delhi’s New Friends Colony, police said on Tuesday.
The victim has been identified as Mehreen Riyaz, they said.
According to police, the woman hired the auto-rickshaw from her paying guest accommodation at Noor Nagar in Shaheen Bagh to CC Market, New Friends Colony on Monday. “After reaching the market, an altercation took place between her and the auto driver over the issue of fare. The infuriated auto driver then attacked her with a sharp object. She received injuries in her lower abdomen,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (southeast) Rajesh Deo said. On her complaint, a case under sections 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation) of the IPC was registered at the NFC police station, he said, adding that efforts are being made to identify the driver.
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