2 Tanzanian women, 2 Nigerian men rescued from Dwarka after Child Kidnapping Rumour: Police
6 Africans allegedly assaulted by locals
New Delhi, Nov 23: Two Tanzanian women were rescued after a hostile crowd gathered outside their homes in Dwarka following rumours that they were cannibals and were abducting children, police said Friday.
Later, a police patrol party, while conducting searches in the area, found that two Nigerian men were locked inside a room and rescued them as well, they said, adding, there were rumours about them also being cannibals.
There were allegations about the foreign nationals being assaulted by the locals, but police dismissed the reports as baseless, saying the four were rescued safely.
They said the women were rescued Thursday evening after police received a series of calls informing them that they had an altercation with the locals.
Five phone calls were received at the police control room within a span of 41 minutes -- between 6.57 pm to 7.38 -- pm Thursday informing them about the altercation involving the two Tanzanian women in Kakrola area of Dwarka, police said.
When police teams reached there, they found that a crowd had gathered in front of the women's house and allegations were floating around that they had killed a child and eaten his flesh.
Police rescued the two women, said a senior police officer.
Subsequently, a sixth call was received at 7.40 pm by a woman who alleged that her 16-year-old son had been kidnapped by the Nigerian men, he said.
However, investigations showed that it was a false charge and the caller's phone was also switched off, he added.
While searching the area during the night time, police found the Nigerian nationals locked inside a room, police said.
They said they were sleeping when some people came and locked their room from outside. One of them does not possess Indian visa, and will be deported, they added.
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Wanted criminal carrying Rs 15,000 reward injured in encounter, arrested: Delhi Police
New Delhi (PTI): A wanted criminal carrying a Rs 15,000 reward was arrested following a brief exchange of fire near southeast Delhi's Amar Colony, police said on Tuesday.
According to the police, information was received that Mohammad Rizwan, who is wanted by Uttar Pradesh Police, was in Amar Colony area, and a trap was laid to intercept him.
However, when the police team attempted to apprehend Rizwan, he opened fire in a desperate bid to escape.
The team retaliated and Rizwan sustained a bullet injury in his right leg, and was subsequently overpowered by the police team, a senior officer said.
He was immediately taken into custody and provided medical assistance.
Police said Rizwan had come to Delhi with the intention of committing a crime, but was apprehended before he could execute his plan.
A case has been registered under relevant provisions, and further investigation is underway to ascertain his involvement in other criminal cases, the officer said.
