A day after Delhi Police arrested 21 suspects, together with the “main conspirators”, and apprehended two juveniles in reference to the communal violence in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri, the investigation has been transferred to the Crime Branch, which has shaped a Special Investigation Team.
As per officers quoted by The Indian Express, the Crime Branch has been requested to probe the “Bangladeshi aspect” and use Facial Recognition System (FRS) for help.
Probing a “larger conspiracy” angle, the Crime Branch has reportedly been requested to probe a hyperlink of accused with the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots and anti-CAA protests, aside from the alleged involvement of some Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants, who reportedly participated in and fuelled the violence.
Special CP (crime) has requested one inspector to confirm the Bangladeshi side and one other inspector has been requested to gather movies from social media and digital media. “They have also been asked to check the call logs of the police control room (PCR) and meet with all the callers to record their statements,” an officer mentioned.
Those arrested by the Delhi Police embody 21-year-old Md Aslam, a resident of a slum cluster in Jahangirpuri’s CD Park, who allegedly fired a bullet that hit a sub-inspector of the Delhi Police.
Aslam has additionally been discovered to be concerned in a case registered on the Jahangirpuri police station in 2020 below sections 324 (voluntarily inflicting harm by harmful weapons or means), 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant), 506 (felony intimidation) and 34 (frequent intention) of the Indian Penal Code.
Another accused arrested is 35-year-old Ansar, a resident of Jahangirpuri, who’s alleged to be among the many “main conspirators” behind the violence.
The police mentioned he was additionally discovered to be beforehand concerned in two circumstances of assault, and was additionally arrested repeatedly below preventive sections and booked 5 occasions below the Gambling Act and the Arms Act. However, Ansar’s spouse advised reporters that her husband is harmless and was not a part of any violence.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”