ACP assaulted by mob in Delhi

An Assistant Commissioner of Police posted in the national capital was assaulted on Thursday in a case which prima facie seems to be a case of road rage.

The officer in question, Amit Kumar, reportedly suffered head wounds and was rushed to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). He is now said to be out of danger.

"It is a case of road rage. Amit Kumar is under observation at AIIMS, but the doctors have said that he is out of danger," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Rajiv Ranjan told the media.

"Kumar was travelling in an unmarked car when a bike touched the car. A mob swiftly gathered and tried to beat up his driver. When Kumar tried to resolve the issue, the mob attacked him and he sustained head injury. All the accused have been detained," Ranjan added.

This attack comes close on the heels of Monday's incident, when a police constable was killed and another seriously injured after they were shot at by three unidentified people in the city.