Overview
- The brigadier and his son, who were out for a walk Saturday night, were attacked in Vasant Enclave after they told two men drinking in a parked Mercedes to stop, leaving the son with serious injuries and the officer manhandled.
- Following widespread posts and videos online, Delhi Police registered an FIR on Monday under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, India’s new criminal code, citing hurt, wrongful restraint, criminal intimidation, rioting, unlawful assembly, and outraging a woman’s modesty.
- On Tuesday, suspects Satender Siwach and Sanjay Sharma walked into the police station and were arrested, and officers seized the Mercedes allegedly used during the incident.
- Police ordered departmental action for lapses by the investigating inspector, the Delhi Lieutenant-Governor directed full security for the family, and the Army sent Military Police to assist and pressed for a quick investigation.
- Detectives are tracing other men who allegedly joined the assault after being called to the spot, as the family maintains a PCR unit was present but did not intervene and that their complaint was initially delayed at the station.