A 17-year-old boy has been apprehended for allegedly assaulting and attempting to rob a 62-year-old lawyer, one of the defence counsels for the December 16 gang-rape accused, on Saturday in central Delhi’s Ranjit Nagar.
Advocate V. K. Anand alleged that he was standing outside his office around 1 a.m. and waiting for his assistant Pawan when the accused came up from behind and put him in a choke-hold.
Mr. Anand said he tried to free himself but the accused didn’t let him go and tried to choke him.
By this time, Pawan came out of the office and helped Mr. Anand.
He also shouted for help and as the accused tried to flee a few locals caught hold of him.
A PCR call was made after this. “By the time we reached, the boy was already caught,” said a senior police officer, adding that prima facie it appears to be an attempt of robbery.
The police said that in such cases an FIR is not registered but a diary entry is made to record the incident and action is taken.
