Delhi Police Probe Assault on Flower Seller After Viral CCTV Footage

A flower seller was allegedly beaten with sticks on the night of Chhoti Diwali near the route from AIIMS Road to Gautam Nagar in Delhi’s Hauz Khas area. The report says the attack followed her refusal to sell drugs, and alleges that a person identified as Soni arranged it through associates. CCTV footage of the incident circulated on social media. The South District deputy commissioner of police said Hauz Khas police had received neither a police control room call nor a written complaint. Police took cognisance based on the social media footage and assigned a team to identify and trace those involved. Officials said legal action would follow.