Youths throw cop down bridge

Before Ravinder finished receiving an answer by one of the youth, he was picked up by the other three and thrown off the bridge onto the rail line below. Said Ravinder: 8220;I was questioning them as to where they were coming from when two of them suddenly picked me up from behind and took me to the edge of the waist-high railing. The third pushed me over. I fell from a height that was nearly five-stories high. It happenedso suddenly that it took both me and my colleague by surprise.8221;

Recovering quickly, Sukhbir sprang into action and swung his lathi furiously at them. 8220;It was a very brave act on the part of my partner, who despite being outnumbered four-to-one, hit back courageously and chased them as they began to flee,8221; added Ravinder. The police conducted raids the houses of the other accused but all of them had fled.

Sukhbir was joined by two policemen, Rajesh Shukla and Ali Haider, who were patrolling nearby. They managed to nab one of them near Shiela Cinema but the other three managed to escape.

Devinder alias Guddu, a resident of Karol Bagh, said he and three of his friends Anoop, Dilip and Deep had visited G B Road that night and were on their way back when they were stopped for questioning. Ravinder, who was admitted to LNJP hospital, is recuperating.