New Delhi: A traffic policeman was allegedly abducted by suspected sand mafia in a dumper in the national capital last night.
The policeman was rescued after several PCR vans chased the dumper and fired shots to deflate the vehicle's tyres, the police said today.
According to the police, the traffic constable had flagged the dumper to check its documents near Shankar Road. He was abducted by the truck's driver.
"A PCR call was made in this regard following which the truck was chased by more than half a dozen PCR vans which finally intercepted it near Jhandewalan in central Delhi after shots were fired at the dumper's tyres," said a senior police official.
The dumper's driver has been arrested and the vehicle has been seized.
"The role of a sand mafia is being suspected in the case but we are ascertaining the facts," he said.
