Delhi: CISF officer opens fire at Azadpur metro station to control miscreants

To control the situation emerging out of feud between two groups at Azadpur metro station, a CISF officer opened fire in the air on Wednesday. Some people reportedly manhandled policemen at the metro station.

The scuffle broke out between two people at a ticket counter. The police took both of them to control room. Meanwhile, one of the person involved in the scuffle, called his friends to station.

Nearly, 20 people barged the station and allegedly beat Delhi Police constable M L Meena who was on his way to the Kashmere Gate police station with the two person.

The miscreants also grabbed the collar of CISF Assistant Sub-Inspector Mohammed Umar, who was forced to open fire in the air to control the situation.

The situation at the station was chaotic but metro rail services were not interrupted, they said.

The police said they have detained a few people and examining the next legal step. Senior officials of the CISF and the Delhi Police were examining the CCTV video of the incident, they added.  

#WATCH CISF officer fires in the air to disperse a group of people who entered into a brawl at Azadpur metro station in Delhi;no one injured pic.twitter.com/A1aJZ1qE92

— ANI (@ANI) October 4, 2017