<p>Three miscreants armed with iron rods first robbed a 25-year-old software engineer on the busy road connecting ITO and Geeta Colony, and when the victim escaped from their clutches and begged for help from passers-by, no one bothered to stop for the next 15 minutes. </p>.<p><br />Finally, when a few people stopped to help them, the miscreants challenged them and then fled. <br /><br />The police were informed, but they came half-an-hour later from two police stations and fought over jurisdictions, despite the victim’s plea that the miscreants can be nabbed if they acted swiftly.<br /><br />The incident happened at 8 pm on Saturday. The victim, identified as Mohit Shetty, was returning home at Geeta Colony in east Delhi from Darya Ganj in central Delhi along with his wife. <br /><br />“Unfortunately, the tire got punctured near Yamuna flyover. I was pushing my motorcycle and my wife was walking beside me. I also called one of my friends to tell him about my situation and asked him to bring a mechanic with him,” Shetty told Deccan Herald.<br />Refused to mend<br />The mechanic came with Shetty’s friend, but he refused to mend the tyre and asked him to bring the motorcycle at his shop. <br />The victim asked his friend to drop both his wife and the mechanic, after which he would push the two-wheeler for some distance to see if he can find another mechanic.<br /><br />“As I was pushing my motorcycle, a miscreant jumped out from the vacant land beside the road and snatched my chain and took cash from my pocket. Before I could react, I saw two more miscreants armed with rods coming towards me, he said.<br /><br />“I left my two-wheeler and asked people for help, but no one came for fifteen minutes. I kept running as they chased me,” he added.<br /><br />Then a few people on motorcycles stopped and offered help. <br />“Seeing people with me, they stopped chasing and went towards my motorcycle and smashed it. As more people came, they ran in the direction of the bush,” said Shetty.<br /><br />Late arrival<br /><br />He rang the police control room and two teams came after 30 minutes. <br />“I narrated the incident to the personnel of the two police vans, but they kept on fighting over jurisdiction rather than nabbing the accused. <br />Another police van came and the officials said the incident was under their jurisdiction and they will take the case,” said Shetty.<br /><br />Time to escape<br /><br />He said police were busy noting down details of the complaint instead of going after the miscreants, giving them time to flee.<br /> <br />Shetty managed to take the two-wheeler home with the help of police. <br />A case has been filed with Kotwali police station in north Delhi.<br /></p>
<p>Three miscreants armed with iron rods first robbed a 25-year-old software engineer on the busy road connecting ITO and Geeta Colony, and when the victim escaped from their clutches and begged for help from passers-by, no one bothered to stop for the next 15 minutes. </p>.<p><br />Finally, when a few people stopped to help them, the miscreants challenged them and then fled. <br /><br />The police were informed, but they came half-an-hour later from two police stations and fought over jurisdictions, despite the victim’s plea that the miscreants can be nabbed if they acted swiftly.<br /><br />The incident happened at 8 pm on Saturday. The victim, identified as Mohit Shetty, was returning home at Geeta Colony in east Delhi from Darya Ganj in central Delhi along with his wife. <br /><br />“Unfortunately, the tire got punctured near Yamuna flyover. I was pushing my motorcycle and my wife was walking beside me. I also called one of my friends to tell him about my situation and asked him to bring a mechanic with him,” Shetty told Deccan Herald.<br />Refused to mend<br />The mechanic came with Shetty’s friend, but he refused to mend the tyre and asked him to bring the motorcycle at his shop. <br />The victim asked his friend to drop both his wife and the mechanic, after which he would push the two-wheeler for some distance to see if he can find another mechanic.<br /><br />“As I was pushing my motorcycle, a miscreant jumped out from the vacant land beside the road and snatched my chain and took cash from my pocket. Before I could react, I saw two more miscreants armed with rods coming towards me, he said.<br /><br />“I left my two-wheeler and asked people for help, but no one came for fifteen minutes. I kept running as they chased me,” he added.<br /><br />Then a few people on motorcycles stopped and offered help. <br />“Seeing people with me, they stopped chasing and went towards my motorcycle and smashed it. As more people came, they ran in the direction of the bush,” said Shetty.<br /><br />Late arrival<br /><br />He rang the police control room and two teams came after 30 minutes. <br />“I narrated the incident to the personnel of the two police vans, but they kept on fighting over jurisdiction rather than nabbing the accused. <br />Another police van came and the officials said the incident was under their jurisdiction and they will take the case,” said Shetty.<br /><br />Time to escape<br /><br />He said police were busy noting down details of the complaint instead of going after the miscreants, giving them time to flee.<br /> <br />Shetty managed to take the two-wheeler home with the help of police. <br />A case has been filed with Kotwali police station in north Delhi.<br /></p>
