New Delhi, March 12 : A police team was allegedly attacked in West Delhi when a criminal was being taken to a police station, an official said on Monday, adding that four people have been arrested.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (west) Vichitra Veer said that on Sunday night, the incident was reported in the bordering area of Rajouri Garden and Tilak Nagar police stations, in which a team of police station Mohan Garden had come in the search of a criminal named Adil.

A significant number of residents, including women, emerged and engaged in verbal exchanges with them.

Subsequently, the situation escalated into a confrontation characterised by pushing, shoving, and resistance between the police team and the local residents.

Images captured at the scene depicted residents, including women, pulling, pushing, and assaulting the police officers.