Delhi: Five Security Guards Injured In Clash With Vendors Near India Gate

While earlier, food vendors were spread around India Gate and Rajpath, now there are designated vending zones in the revamped Central Vista Avenue.

The agitated vendors attacked the guards with construction materials and sticks.

Source : ANI

New Delhi: Five security guards sustained injuries in a scuffle that broke out between them and street vendors at Children Park, Shahjahan Road in Delhi on Tuesday. According to ANI, the fight broke out after the private security guards didn’t allow them to sell eatables as the India Gate stretch is a no-vending zone. 

When a North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) truck started loading the vendors’ materials, the agitated vendors began pelting construction materials and sticks at the guards, injuring five of them.

Yesterday, a scuffle broke out between private security guards and vendors at Children Park, Shahjahan Road after the security guards didn't allow them to sell eatables as India Gate stretch is no vending zone: Delhi Police

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According to IANS, Pranav Tayal, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) said that on Tuesday a police control room (PCR) call was received regarding a quarrel at Children's Park, Shahjahan Road following which a police team rushed to the spot.

"India Gate stretch is no vending zone. At 3.30 p.m. when an NDMC truck was trying to load the vendor's materials, some of them got angry and started pelting construction materials and sticks on the private guards," IANS quoted the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), adding that five guards sustained injuries.

While earlier, food vendors were spread around India Gate and Rajpath, now there are designated vending zones in the revamped Central Vista Avenue.

A case under sections 186 (obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions), 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 332 (voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty), 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide) and 34 (common intention) of the IPC has been registered and investigation was taken up, IANS reported.