A Delhi Police assistant sub-inspector succumbed to injuries he suffered after being stabbed multiple times by a man he nabbed for allegedly snatching a mobile phone, on January 9.
ASI Shambhu Dayal (57), a native of Sikar district in Rajasthan, is survived by wife, a son and two daughters, they said on Sunday.
Last Wednesday, a woman resident of a shanty in Mayapuri phase one complained to police that a person snatched her husband's mobile phone and also threatened them. ASI Dayal reached the area where the complainant identified the accused, police said.
The accused, Anish, was nabbed. While being taken to the police station, he took out a knife from underneath his shirt and stabbed Dayal on his neck, chest, stomach and back, a police official said.
A staffer from the Mayapuri police station rushed to the spot and overpowered Anish. He was later arrested. ASI Dayal was rushed to a hospital, the official said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (west) Ghanshyam Bansal said ASI Dayal did not let the accused flee. He fought for his life for four days but succumbed to his injuries on Sunday morning, the officer said.
Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora paid homage to Dayal in the office complex of DCP west in Janakpuri and consoled the bereaved family. Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Sagar Preet Hooda and other senior officials also paid homage to Dayal.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced an ex-gratia of Rs one crore for the family of Delhi Police assistant sub inspector Shambhu Dayal, who died after being stabbed by a snatcher in Mayapuri area here.
"Defending the people ASI Shambhu Dayal did not care for his own life. He martyred. We are proud of him. There is no price for his life still we will provide Rs one crore ex gratia to his family in his honour," Kejriwal tweeted.
While the theft accused repeatedly stabbed and punched the policeman, many people, including children, stood still and watched it. A woman and some children tried to come close and rescue the ASI, but the man showed them the knife and they backed off, showed the CCTV footage recovered from the crime scene yesterday.
At the beginning, Dayal can be seen walking with the theft accused. And just when the policeman turns back, the man takes out a knife from underneath his shirt and attacks him. Reacting promptly, the ASI catches hold of the man and starts beating him up with a stick.
During this, they fall on the road and both manage to get up. The man again stabs and punches the ASI. During the scuffle, the policeman, who is injured, tries to defend himself but the man keeps punching him. The man then falls on the road and somehow manages to get up and flees the spot as bystanders watch the episode, according to the CCTV footage.
A staffer from the Mayapuri police station was also spotted chasing the accused and overpowering him.
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