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Barcode on Broken Beer Bottle Leads Delhi Police to Arrest Three in Karol Bagh Assault Within 72 Hours

Police formed a special team after the park attack, citing rising public-place violence.

Overview

  • On December 15 at Ajmal Khan Park, a man filming reels was struck on the head with a broken beer bottle and was treated for grievous injuries at a Karol Bagh hospital.
  • An FIR under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including attempted murder, was registered at DBG Road police station the same day.
  • Investigators recovered a bottle fragment with a barcode, traced it to a nearby wine shop, and used CCTV to identify a scooter linked to the suspects.
  • Police arrested Hammad alias Rizwan, 22, Kamran alias Sarim, 24, and Farzan, 24, on December 18, and said the trio confessed during interrogation; the bottle used in the attack was recovered.
  • According to police, the clash began after a request for a matchbox led to a confrontation, and Hammad is described as a repeat offender with about 20 prior FIRs.