Jun 20, 2025 11:28 AM IST The Delhi Police have apologized for mistakenly figuring out Noida journalist Rahul Shah as a suspect in a felony case. The error occurred throughout a location test linked to a different particular person named Rahul. After clarifying the error, the police expressed remorse and reported that no drive was used in the course of the interplay. An inner notice has been filed, with no additional motion deliberate. The Delhi Police has apologized for wrongly figuring out a Noida-based journalist as a suspect in a felony case, an official mentioned on Friday. Upon realising the error, the Delhi police crew apologised and returned to the police station. (Representational Image) A crew from the Prem Nagar Police Station in outer Delhi, comprising a sub-inspector, a head constable and a constable, was investigating a case registered below sections 318(4) (dishonest involving helpful safety) and 61(2) (felony conspiracy) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, he mentioned. “The team was tracking the location of the accused identified as Rahul, a resident of Bahadurgarh, through his mobile phone,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Prashant Gautam mentioned. It led the crew to a petroleum pump in Sector 38, Noida, the place they discovered a person in a automobile along with his spouse, whose description matched the suspect, he added. “When the team asked him to produce an identity card, he reportedly refused and entered into an argument. The man later identified himself as Rahul Shah, a Noida-based journalist,” the DCP mentioned. Upon realising the error, the police crew apologised and returned to the police station. “No misbehaviour or force was used during the incident,” the officer mentioned. The confusion was as a result of similarity in facial options and the title, the DCP mentioned, including, “As soon as the team confirmed that the individual was not the accused, it expressed regret and disengaged from the interaction”. An inner notice has been made relating to the incident, and no additional motion is being pursued.
