My wife instigated me, I always wear masks: Arrested man who abused Delhi cops
Weekend Lockdown in Delhi: Days after the video of a couple misbehaving with Delhi Police went viral on social media, Pankaj Dutta, one of the two who were booked by Delhi Police for abusing the cops, blamed his wife for the misbehavior after he was arrested.
Amid weekend lockdown in Delhi, a video surfaced on social media in which a couple, identified as Pankaj and Abha, residents of Patel Nagar, was seen arguing with the cops stationed at the Darya Ganj area.
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They were stopped for not wearing face masks inside their car. Delhi couple abused the police personnel in a video for stopping their car while they were roaming with no mask on and no curfew pass.
The police registered a case against Pankaj and his wife Abha, residents of Patel Nagar. Pankaj was taken to Daryaganj police station after he was arrested.
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At the police station, he said that he had been asking his wife to wear a mask but she refused and even stopped him.
"It was wrong. I told her that we should wear masks, but she refused and even did not let me wear a mask," said Pankaj, adding that his wife instigated him and that he always wears a mask.
He also said that it was his wife who called the cops 'beggars'. He further said that they had even picked up a fight when he asked her to wear a mask at the red light.
It is pertinent to mention that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has imposed a complete lockdown in Delhi for six days till April 26.
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