The Delhi Police has up to now arrested 21 individuals and apprehended two minors on costs of rioting and illegal meeting over the communal clashes that broke out throughout a Hanuman Jayanti procession within the metropolis’s Jahangirpuri space.
The police mentioned these arrested embrace the “main conspirators” behind the clashes and one other one that allegedly fired a bullet which hit a sub-inspector.
Police mentioned they’ve additionally recovered a pistol from one of many accused– a 21-year-old, a resident of a slum cluster in Jahangirpuri’s CD Park, which he allegedly used through the fee of crime on Saturday night.
He was additionally discovered to be beforehand concerned in two instances of assault, and was additionally arrested repeatedly below preventive sections and booked 5 instances below the Gambling Act and the Arms Act.
Police mentioned preliminary investigation has revealed that one of many accused, who works at a cell phone restore store, is the principle conspirator and allegedly has a felony document.
DCP (Northwest district) Usha Rangnani mentioned, “During investigation, one of the conspirators, Mohd Ansar (35), a resident of B Block in Jahangirpuri, has been arrested. He was found to be previously involved in two cases of assault. He was also arrested repeatedly under preventive sections and booked five times under the Gambling Act and Arms Act. Further investigation is on.”
Ansar’s spouse informed reporters that her husband is harmless and was not a part of any violence. “My husband is innocent. He is not part of any violence. He had only gone there to intervene and stop the fight but the police picked him up and later arrested him,” she alleged.
According to senior officers, at the least eight of these arrested have a felony document, with some being arrested previously on costs starting from rioting to try to homicide.
The 18 others who’ve been arrested have been recognized as Zahid (20), Shahjad (33), Mukhtyaar Ali (28), Mohd. Ali (18), Amir (19), Aksar (26), Noor Alam (28), Zakir (22), Akram (22). Imtyaz (29), Mohd. Ali (27), Ahir (35), Sheikh Saurabh (42), Suraj (21), Neeraj (19), Suken (45), Suresh (43), Sujeet Sarkar (38), all residents of Jahangirpuri.
A Delhi courtroom has despatched Ansar and Aslam to at some point police custody whereas the remaining have been despatched to 14 days judicial custody.
Earlier, Special Commissioner (Law and Order-Zone 1) Deependra Pathak mentioned, “Fourteen persons have been arrested so far and investigation is on. Further process of identification is being done based on CCTV and other video footage.”
“Right now the situation is totally under control. We have our additional force deployed. We have done peace committee meetings and are also in touch with the prominent residents of the areas. They gave assurances that they would maintain peace in their respective areas,” he added.
Rangnani additionally mentioned 9 individuals, together with eight police personnel and one civilian, had been injured through the clashes, and had been handled on the Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital.
The sub-inspector who suffered the bullet damage is in a hospital and his situation is acknowledged to be steady, the senior police officer mentioned, including additional investigation is underway.
The Special Branch had alerted police deputy commissioners of districts to remain vigilant, they usually had been requested to make ample preparations throughout such processions.
As on Sunday morning, there was heavy police deployment within the Jahangirpuri space the place the clashes passed off. Flag marches had been additionally being carried out together with foot and bike patrolling. Drones had been additionally used within the course of to supervise the actions and guarantee no untoward incidents takes place.
According to police, greater than 50 personnel had been deployed through the procession.
A group of Rapid Action Force has additionally been deployed to maintain a good vigil on the scenario which is now below management, Rangnani mentioned.
“Facial recognition software is being used to identify those involved in creating the ruckus. All mobile footage and CCTV cameras installed in and around the vicinity are being scanned to identify the culprits and trace them,” mentioned one other police officer.
Officials mentioned total safety preparations have been stepped up in all of the remaining 14 police districts of the nationwide capital and technical surveillance mounted to make sure no untoward incident takes place.
This is the primary communal flare-up within the nationwide capital because the February 2020 riots in northeast Delhi which had left over 50 lifeless and scores injured.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”