<p>Three Delhi Police personnel, including an assistant sub-inspector and a BSES official, were injured due to stone pelting during a raid against electricity theft in a village near south-west Delhi’s Najafgarh on Saturday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>A BSES vehicle was also damaged. None of the injuries were serious, police said.<br /><br />“The BSES received several complaints of electricity being illegally drawn by locals at Bakkarwala village. On Saturday, they sought help from police to conduct a raid and were provided with some personnel,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (South West) R A Sanjeev.<br /><br />A BSES official told Deccan Herald that the raid was conducted as some pockets in south-west Delhi have been reporting high incidents of power theft. The policemen and the electricity officials reached Bakkarwala village at 1 pm. As they were getting off their vehicles, they were attacked for no apparent reason. <br /><br />“Some youths from the village began pelting stones, perhaps with an intention to force the teams to leave. They also hurled abuses,” Sanjeev said.<br /><br />The police team called for reinforcement, following which the assailants fled from the spot. However, the raid was called off, while the injured were taken to Rao Tula Ram Hospital.<br /></p>
<p>Three Delhi Police personnel, including an assistant sub-inspector and a BSES official, were injured due to stone pelting during a raid against electricity theft in a village near south-west Delhi’s Najafgarh on Saturday. <br /><br /></p>.<p>A BSES vehicle was also damaged. None of the injuries were serious, police said.<br /><br />“The BSES received several complaints of electricity being illegally drawn by locals at Bakkarwala village. On Saturday, they sought help from police to conduct a raid and were provided with some personnel,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (South West) R A Sanjeev.<br /><br />A BSES official told Deccan Herald that the raid was conducted as some pockets in south-west Delhi have been reporting high incidents of power theft. The policemen and the electricity officials reached Bakkarwala village at 1 pm. As they were getting off their vehicles, they were attacked for no apparent reason. <br /><br />“Some youths from the village began pelting stones, perhaps with an intention to force the teams to leave. They also hurled abuses,” Sanjeev said.<br /><br />The police team called for reinforcement, following which the assailants fled from the spot. However, the raid was called off, while the injured were taken to Rao Tula Ram Hospital.<br /></p>
