Case Filed After Broken Glass Pieces Found On Kanwar Route In Delhi, Probe Underway

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2 days ago

Meanwhile, CCTV footage was being examined to ascertain whether the glass came from a damaged vehicle or was deliberately thrown by miscreants.
The police, however, in a statement said that the glasses were accidently broken when they were being carried to the destination via an e-rickshaw, as reported by news agency ANI.
It said that the e-rickshaw, which was carrying a total of 19 glasses from Shalimar Garden to Seelampur has been identified and vehicle's driver has been detained for further questioning.
'The e-rickshaw, which was carrying a total of 19 glasses from Shalimar Garden to Seelampur, has been identified. The glasses were broken during the journey to the destination. The driver has been identified as Kusum Pal. He has been detained for further questioning," it said in a statement.
The incident came to light after Delhi Cabinet Minister Kapil Mishra raised the matter on social media on Saturday, expressing concern over the safety of the pilgrims and assuring that action would be taken. He had alleged that it was an act by some anti-social elements and that Chief Minister Rekha Gupta had taken note.
'In Delhi's Shahdara, some mischievous elements scattered glass shards along the Kanwar Yatra route for nearly a kilometre. PWD and municipal workers are cleaning the route. Local MLA Sanjay Goyal ji is present there. CM@gupta_rekha ji has personally taken cognisance of the incident. An FIR will be filed by PWD against the mischievous elements," Mishra said in a post on X.
Earlier today, Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena had posted on X, 'It came to notice yesternight that a large amount of shards of broken glass had been strewn on a stretch of about 1 km road in Dilshad Garden, on the route of Kanwar Yatris, who walk barefoot."
He said the police came to the spot and the public works department (PWD) cleaned the road within two hours. The police have also filed a first information report (FIR).
'… Crime branch is investigating the matter," the Lt Governor said.
BJP leader and Shahadara MLA Sanjay Goyal, who reached the spot to oversee the cleaning work on Sunday, said it was not the first time pieces of glass have been found on the same route.
Following the incident, police personnel were deployed in the area and they patrolled roads near the flyover and surrounding Kanwar camps to ensure safety.
Raman, a Kanwar yatri resting in one of the camps, told news agency PTI that the journey had been peaceful so far. "All arrangements are good and we have no issues. We saw a few glass pieces on the flyover, but many workers were cleaning the roads even at night," he said.