Delhi Police has arrested 10 women after a clash broke out between a group of women protesting the opening of a liquor shop in south Delhi's Tigri area and the shop's staff.
The incident happened Thursday around 8.30 AM before the shop was opened and a police personnel, who was trying to pacify the situation, was also manhandled and his uniform was also torn.
The quarrel started with a protest staged by a group of local women, who were apparently against the opening of the liquor shop in the area, police said.
The protestors alleged that women bouncers, hired by the wine shop owner had misbehaved with them earlier also.
According to Benita Mary Jaiker, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South district, on July 23 at around 8:30 AM, a police control room (PCR) call was received at Tigri police station regarding a quarrel at wine shop Tigri.“As the police team was already deployed at the spot, it was learnt that some women protestors were protesting outside the wine shop against opening of the wine shop in this area. Some women staff were also deployed by the owner at the wine shop,” said the DCP.
“During the protest, some heated arguments started between the protesting women and the women staff of the wine shop. The deployed police staff tried to pacify them but both the parties became aggressive and started manhandling the police staff present at the spot,” said the DCP.
