Gurgaon: Two youths were arrested after police caught them driving a black Thar at high speed while brandishing swords in the air in Sector 10A on Friday, triggering panic among people. Tarun Yadav and Tushar Sharma, both residents of Sector 10A, were apprehended at a check post near Himgiri Chowk. Sources said one of them is an officer in the Merchant Navy, while the other was recently discharged from a drug de-addiction centre. Investigators said the Thar, owned by Tushar, did not have a registration plate.A team from Sector 10A police station, led by ASI Devender, along with constable Naveen and driver constable Sagar, was on crime patrolling duty when they got information from the police control room about the two travelling in a black Thar around the Kadipur and Sector 10A area while brandishing swords and driving the vehicle recklessly. The police team set up a checkpoint at Himgiri Chowk and started checking vehicles. After some time, a black Thar without a number plate was seen approaching from Basai Chowk at high speed. When the driver was signalled to stop at the checkpoint, he attempted to turn the vehicle around in an effort to flee. Police personnel managed to stop the vehicle. During a search of the vehicle, four unsheathed swords and a long, sharp knife (khukri) were recovered. “When asked to produce any licence or permit of the weapons, they failed to provide any valid documents. The swords measured around 2 feet 10 inches in length, while the khukri was approximately 7 inches long. All the weapons were sealed and taken into police custody,” a police officer said. A case was registered against the two at Sector 10A police station under sections 281 (rash driving) and 125 (acts done so rashly or negligently that they endanger human life) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Section 25(1-B)(b) (the unlawful acquisition, possession, or carrying of firearms or ammunition) of the Arms Act, and sections 39 (necessity for registration) and 192 (penalises driving or allowing the use of a motor vehicle without valid registration) of the Motor Vehicles Act. “The accused were produced before a local court, which sent them to 14 days’ judicial custody. There are no other criminal cases against them, and the investigation is still on in the case to ascertain the complete facts,” head constable Deepak, investigating officer in the case, said.
