Three persons have been arrested for allegedly attacking several residents of southeast Delhi's Sangam Vihar colony in a suspected bid to gain foothold in the locality.
The three accused were identified as Mohammed Qasim, 24, Anil alias Golu, 19, and Rakesh, 20, all residents of neighbouring Tikri Village, said DCP (Southwest) M S Randhawa.
Qasim has four criminal cases registered against him. He led the attack on Saturday night with seven of his associates. The group went on a rampage attacking locals in B block of Sangam Vihar indiscriminately with sticks and knives, said a police official.
Police are trying to ascertain the identity of the other five accused involved in the incident, in which four locals sustained stab injuries.
It seems they were trying to gain foothold over the area by creating fear among locals, said the official, adding that the accused involved in the case have nothing to do with any of the parties involved in the recent south Delhi gang-war.
Had they been associated either with assassinated gangster Raju Ramakant Rao or Deepak Pandit (arrested) who carried out the attack, they would have targeted rival gang members and not locals in random, said the official.
It seems that these goons are trying to take advantage of a vacuum created by the absence of any gangster in Sangam Vihar presently, said the official.
"We are monitoring CCTV grabs obtained from the area and several locals have been questioned. More arrests are likely," the official added.
A case under Section 307 (attempt to murder) of IPC was registered against several persons and the matter is being investigated, police added.
