Glass shards discovered on Kanwar Yatra route; e-rickshaw driver held

“A case was registered primarily based on a grievance filed by a junior engineer of the Public Works Department,” mentioned the police.

Sources mentioned that, after analyzing CCTV footage, the police discovered that an e-rickshaw carrying glass panels had handed by means of the realm.

“The e-rickshaw, which was carrying a complete of 19 glass panels from Shalimar Garden, Uttar Pradesh, to north-east Delhi’s Seelampur, has been recognized. The glasses broke throughout the journey to the vacation spot. The driver has been recognized and detained for additional questioning,” the police mentioned.

Following the incident, police personnel had been deployed within the space for the Kanwar Yatra, which is a 12-day pilgrimage carried out by Lord Shiva devotees.

The incident got here to mild after Delhi Cabinet Minister Kapil Mishra took to social media, assuring stringent motion in opposition to the perpetrator.

In an X put up, he knowledgeable that PWD and company workers have cleared the street within the presence of Shahdara MLA Sanjay Goyal.

Terming the incident “extraordinarily unlucky”, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva mentioned, “While the Delhi authorities is making glorious preparations for the service of pilgrims, some persons are trying to disrupt peace within the title of spiritual politics.”