Jahangirpuri clash: Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana meets injured sub-inspector

Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana on Sunday visited one of the injured sub-inspectors at his residence in Delhi.

Delhi's Rohini court on Sunday sent 12 of the 20 people arrested to judicial custody.

The Delhi Police arrested 20 people in the violence case, out of which two, Ansar and Aslam have been sent to judicial custody of one day.

Delhi Police Special Commissioner Crime Ravindra Yadav on Sunday informed that the Delhi violence case will now be investigated by the Crime branch.

20 accused were arrested and 2 juveniles in conflict with the law have also been apprehended in connection with the Jahangirpuri violence case. 3 firearms and 5 swords have been recovered from the possession of the accused persons. Further investigation is underway, said DCP North-West Usha Rangnani

After violence broke out in Jahangirpuri yesterday, the Delhi police conducted preventive patrolling in the Uttam Nagar area today.

At least 20 people have been arrested in connection with the case. There names are Ansar, Aslam, Noor Alam, Jahid, Shehzad, Mukhtiyar Ali, Mohammad Ali, Aamir, Aksar, Aahir, Akram, Zakir, Imtiaz, Sujeet Sarkar, Suresh, Suken, Neeraj, Suaj, Sheikh Saurabh and Mohammad Ali.

An accused in Jahangirpuri violence has been produced before the Rohini court, a day after violence in Delhi during Hanuman Jayanti rally (Shobha Yatra).

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights on Sunday took cognizance of the fact that children were used to perpetrate violence in Saturday evening's clashes in Jahangirpuri. It demanded action.

While speaking to India TV, a local resident and a witness to the violence, said that the incident in Jahangirpuri yesterday, was dangerous. "Situation was so dangerous that anyone would go mad," he said.

At least 14 people have been arrested in the case, and several others involved in stone-pelting have been identified by the Delhi Police, They will also be arrested soon.

A special branch of the Delhi Police (LIU) has been asked to keep a close watch on areas of North East Delhi, even apart from Jahangirpuri where violence broke out yesterday.

After 14 people were arrested in the Jahangirpuri violence case, Delhi police on Sunday said that there was an attempt to create communal tension by stone-pelting on Hanuman Jayanti, claimed the FIR copy of the incident filed by Inspector Rajeev Ranjan.

A day after clashes broke out during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in the city's Jahangirpuri area, the Delhi Police on Sunday held a meeting with members of Aman (peace) committees and asked them to appeal to the people to maintain peace in their area. 

The Special Cell or the Crime Branch of Delhi Police is likely to take over the Jahangirpuri violence case in which eight police personnel and a civilian were injured, according to a source.

Around thousand armed people had assembled during the communal clashes in Jahangirpuri, Police Sub-Inspector Arun, who got injured in the violence. 

The same area, C Block Kushal Chowk in Jahangirpuri, also had a connection with the North-East riots of Delhi in 2020. The disclosure was made from the chargesheet filed by Delh Police Special Cell in the court, which is probing the conspiracy of Delhi riots. Read more 

Ansar, one of the 14 suspects arrested in connection with Hanuman Jayanti violence in Delhi's Jahangirpuri, is said to be the mastermind behind the communal clashes, police sources said.

One of the accused who opened fire has been arrested. The pistol used in the commission of the crime has been recovered from his possession: Delhi Police

9 accused persons arrested so far: DCP North-West Usha Rangnani

The security arrangements in north-west Delhi's Jahangirpuri area were placed on high alert early Sunday morning following the communal violence that occured between two groups of people resulting in several injuries, including Delhi Police personnel.

All police units across all districts in the National Capital Region (NCR) have been placed under high alert after the communal violence on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti in north-west Delhi's Jahangirpuri area.

Delhi Police has registered a case and launched an investigation into the violence and stone-pelting that erupted after a clash between two groups during Shobha Yatra in the Jahangirpuri area of the national capital.

After the incident of violence and stone-pelting in the Jahangirpuri area of the national capital, the Noida Police is on alert and a flag march was conducted with the goal to create an atmosphere of faith and security for the public.

Delhi Police has registered an FIR into the case of violence that took place in Jahangirpuri area of the national capital.