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Delhi: Thieves set free due to lack of proof; alleged snatchers fired at police officialsBy IndiaToday

Failure on part of Delhi Police to use technology and scientific ways to collect evidence could not convince a trial court that was hearing a matter against two alleged snatchers who had fired at police officials during an operation to apprehend them.

Police told the court that the accused, Rajiv and Rajesh, were involved in a bag snatching case where they allegedly snatched a bag by throwing chilli powder at two motorcyclists.

Police received a tip-off that the two would be visiting a factory in Rohini to meet their peers.

While carrying out the operation, the accused reportedly fired a bullet at the cops but nobody was injured.

Later, the two were arrested for 'obstructing a public servant in discharging functions, using assault to deter a public servant to perform his duty' and attempt to murder.

Rishipal Singh, counsel for the accused, told the court that police were falsely implicating the two and there was no scientific evidence to prove that the incident ever occurred in the first place.

The court observed it was hard to believe that none of the police officials fired in retaliation.

Moreover, police did not collect any scientific evidence such as fingerprints from the spot and the pistol and gunshot residue.

The court also said that as the incident took place in 2012 and mobiles were freely available, police could have used call detail records of all police officials present on the spot to corroborate the prosecution story regarding time, place and manner of the incident.