The death toll in the deadly violence that has rocked parts of Delhi for three days rose to 34 today. While a brittle quiet settled over parts of riot-hit northeast Delhi on Wednesday, violence was reported from some other places, with shops set ablaze and the body of an Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer found in a drain in Chand Bagh.
After the sudden transfer of Justice Muralidhar to the Punjab and Haryana High Court by the Ministry of Law and Justice on Wednesday, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Thursday slammed the government and accused of tempering the justice system.
The Delhi Police said it has arrested 106 people for their alleged involvement in the violence and have registered 18 FIRs
After two days of communal clashes that claimed 27 lives, a brittle quiet settled over parts of riot-hit northeast Delhi on Wednesday but there was violence in some other places with shops set ablaze and the body of an IB staffer found in a drain.
Feroz Akhtar, who is differently-abled, was beaten with sticks by a mob that entered a mosque when he was offering prayers in northeast Delhi's Mustafabad, his wife Sanjeeda claimed.
Families in Bhajanpura said they saw masked rioters come in vans and disperse into two groups that vandalised both areas. Locals said both sides are suffering in the absence of electricity, shuttered medical shops and absence of basic necessities like vegetables and milk.
After two days of communal clashes that claimed 27 lives, a brittle quiet settled over parts of riot-hit northeast Delhi on Wednesday but there was violence in some other places with shops set ablaze and the body of an IB staffer found in a drain.
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27 people were killed and over 200 were injured in the communal clashes that broke out in northeast Delhi three days ago after violence between anti and pro Citizenship (Amendment) Act groups spiralled out of control.
27 people have died, while over 190 are injured so far in violence in Northeast Delhi after clashes between pro and anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) erupted on Sunday. As police conducted flag marches and security personnel spread out across the northeastern edge of the national capital in a bid to quell the violence raging since Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his first reaction appealed for peace and brotherhood.
The Delhi Police said it has arrested 106 people for their alleged involvement in the violence and have registered 18 FIRs.
Earlier, a high court bench headed by Justice Muralidhar had passed a series of orders with regard to the violence in Northeast Delhi and said that "another 1984-like situation cannot be allowed to happen in the city under its watch."
A 13-year-old girl, who had gone to school to take an examination in the Khajuri Khas area two days ago, went missing amid violence in northeast Delhi, police said on Wednesday.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday wrote a poem condemning the violence in Delhi as she sought answers for the incidents of vandalism and arson.
After two days of communal clashes that claimed 27 lives, a brittle quiet settled over parts of riot-hit northeast Delhi on Wednesday but there was violence in some other places with shops set ablaze and the body of an IB staffer found in a drain.
Former Indian cricketers Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh took to Twitter to appeal for peace and harmony in violence-hit areas of Delhi.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia are visiting sensitive areas in Northeast Delhi where violence was unleashed by rioters against the new Citizenship law. Both of them are interacting with locals and taking stock of the situation.
Delhi violence: Delhi Police on Wednesday announced helpline numbers and urged citizens to call the police if they face any problem in light of the violence that has emanated in parts of the national capital.
Delhi violence: Delhi Police on Wednesday announced helpline numbers and urged citizens to call the police if they face any problem in light of the violence that has emanated in parts of the national capital.
The north-east Delhi has been largely affected by violence for the last few days. However, there was no fresh incident of violence today. The areas majorly affected in the violence over the new citizenship law include Chand Bagh, Khajuri Khas, Brahmapuri, Jaffrabad, Maujpur, and Karawal Nagar. The same has been depicted on a map.
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