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Amar Singh: miscreants tried to enter my house

Staff Reporter

No such attempt, say Delhi Police

NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh on Tuesday lodged a complaint with the Delhi Police, saying that some miscreants, purportedly belonging to the Youth Congress, forcibly tried to enter his Lodhi Estate accommodation on Tuesday. However, the police denied that there was any such attempt.

Around 4-30 p.m., Mr. Singh went to the police headquarters to file a complaint to Police Commissioner K.K. Paul. Though Dr. Paul was not present, the complaint was accepted.

It is learnt that Mr. Singh said in his complaint that the miscreants, armed with sticks, forcibly tried to enter his house to cause bodily harm to him, his wife and daughters.

"Ensure safety"

Mr. Singh said that in the past several days he had been maintaining that there was a threat to his life from the Congress, but no one had paid any heed.

He requested the police to register a case and take appropriate steps to ensure his family's safety "even though it would mean official snooping into his private and personal life."

A police officer said about 70 protesters gathered outside Mr. Singh's residence on Tuesday. They were detained and brought to the local police station in a peaceful manner.

As of now, no action on Mr. Singh's complaint was being contemplated, he added.

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