Latest News | Fine Arts Student Held over Delhi Metro Station Graffito

New Delhi, Jan 25 (PTI) The Delhi Police has arrested a man for allegedly painting a graffito at Mandi House Metro Station, an official said on Saturday.

Rajiv Kumar Singh, a fine arts student, was charged under sections 3 of the Delhi Prevention of Defacement of Property Act (DPDP), 72 of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Act (DMRC), and other section of the BNS, police in a statement said.

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On January 23, at around 10 pm a CCTV captured Singh writing "PM EARTHWORMS ARE BETTER THAN YOU POPA" on a metro station wall with a black sketch pen, it read.

"Acting swiftly, a joint police team, led by DCP Metro Hareshwar Swami reviewed nearby CCTV footage to trace the suspect. Singh was identified and apprehended from Uttar Pradesh," the statement read.

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During interrogation, Singh confessed to have committed the act and said he was inspired by a poem on earthworms he had read earlier that day. He revealed a history of drawing graffiti and using "POPA" as his signature.

Singh, a graduate of Jamia Millia Islamia with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, is currently employed as a school teacher in Wazirabad in Delhi, police said.

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