The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday handed over a cheque of Rs 10 lakh to its trooper Mohammad Aness, whose house was gutted in the Delhi violence last week.
Authorities maintained that the death toll remains at 42 even as four bodies were fished out of drains in northeast Delhi on Sunday. Many students appeared for their board exams in northeast Delhi.
A video of ex-JNU student Umar Khalid, who was among those who raised 'tukde-tukde' slogans inside the university campus in 2016, has been heard making provocative statements saying they will be on the roads when Trump will visit India to convey a message present government is dividing the nation.
In the wake of northeast Delhi violence, the Delhi government on Monday constituted a nine-member Peace and Harmony Committee.
Senior advocate Colin Gonsalves, appearing for the petitioners, told the bench that the Delhi High Court has deferred the pleas on Delhi violence for four weeks despite the fact that people are still dying.
"It is to reiterate that these are all rumours. Don't pay attention to such rumours. Delhi Police is closely monitoring accounts spreading rumours and taking action," the police said
The death toll in the riot-hit northeast Delhi has surged to 46 after four people who were being treated at a hospital succumbed to injuries. As per reports, 38 people were admitted at Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) hospital, 3 were at Lok Nayak Hospital, 1 at Jag Parvesh Chander Hospital and 4 at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital.
India TV reaches acid factory that supplied acid during Northeast Delhi violence
"It is to reiterate that these are all rumours. Don't pay attention to such rumours. Delhi Police is closely monitoring accounts spreading rumours and taking action," the police said, adding that rumours about tension in Dwarka and Badarpur areas were also "unsubstantiated".
India's south cinema sensation Rajinikanth has said that he is ready to play any role that can help to maintain peace in the country after the deadly violence that killed at least 42 people while scores have been injured in the riot-hit northeast Delhi.
Almost a week after deadly violence in northeast Delhi in which 42 people lost their lives while scores have been, the victims have now started receiving immediate assistance of Rs 25,000, the Delhi government informed.
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People from riot-hit northeast Delhi are struggling to search for their family members who became a victim of the deadly violence took place on Feb 24, 25 and turned the affected areas nothing less than ghost towns. People are searching for their loved ones at Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital which is closest to the riot-hit areas as victims are being treated there.
East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir on Sunday appealed to people to remain calm and not to fall prey to rumours. "I urge all Delhiites to not fall prey of any rumours around and maintain peace and harmony. Everything is normal," he said in a tweet.
On the number of families that left the city due to riots and had returned, she said exact figures were not available but in the last 2 days more than 50 families had returned to their homes.
Opposition to raise questions over Delhi violence today
Delhi police has apprehended two suspects under charge of spreading rumours of communal violence in the city that led to residents of several localities panic. Delhi police has brought the suspects to a police station and further action is awaited.
Delhi Police, late Sunday night, conducted a flag march in Dwarka after panic was caused amongst residents due to reported incidents of violence that were baseless rumours caused by some people. The situation in the national capital has been under control and police have been monitoring the situation around the areas where panic was caused.
Former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal on Sunday expressed grave concern over the communal riots in that claimed 42 lives, saying no one could think such incidents would take place after the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
AAP leader Atishi also took to Twitter and said she received WhatsApp messages about mobs in Govindpuri and Kalkaji areas
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