Prem Sharma, the district Sewa Pramukh of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, was interrogated by police on Monday. While Hindu leaders allege that the procession was stoned as part of a pre-planned conspiracy, Muslim leaders allege that swords and guns were brandished by some of those who took part in the procession.
A video that the police said is circulating on social media, showed Sonu alias Imam alias Yunus in a blue kurta opening fire during the incident.
Clashes broke out between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession at Jahangirpuri on Saturday, in which eight police personnel and a local resident got injured.
PFI alleged that different types of religious events and festivals are regularly held peacefully, but incidents like these are proof of "concerted efforts by the Sangh Parivar to make religious events violent."
Earlier today, bricks were allegedly thrown at the Delhi Police Crime Branch team at C-block in Jahangirpuri where they were probing the violence case. However, later the Delhi Police itself called the report 'an exaggeration of events'.
Clashes had broken out during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in Delhi's Jahangirpuri area on Saturday in which nine policemen and a civilian were injured.
Stone pelting has been reported once again at police officials who were visting Delhi's Jahangirpuri area to probe Saturday's violence during Hanuman Jayanti shobha yatra. One inspector has been injured.
Clashes broke out between two groups after stone-pelting incidents were reported in the Jahangirpuri area on Saturday evening.
Twenty-five people have been arrested in connection with the stone-pelting and arson in which some vehicles were also torched during the clashes between two communities on Saturday evening.
According to FIR, the alleged main conspirator behind the Saturday Jahangirpuri clash had an argument with participants of the Hanuman Jayanti procession that escalated and led to stone pelting.
Ansar is one of the two prime accused in the violence case. He, along with Aslam has been sent to one-day police custody. As per reports, both Ansar and Aslam were aware of the Hanuman Jayanti procession since April 15 and had plotted to incite violence on Saturday (April 16).
Producing all the accused in Jahangirpuri clashes in the court, the Delhi Police informed it that the two prime accused, Ansar and Aslam, on April 15, had prior information that a procession on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti will be taken out in the area, therefore, they planned the conspiracy accoridingly.
In a letter to the Delhi police commissioner, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) said many children can be seen pelting stones and also seen as part of the mob that started the violence.
ASI Arun Kumar, who was injured in Delhi's Jahangirpuri violence on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti, said that there were upto 1000 people in the violent mob who came attacking with heavy stones, swords and knives.
Clashes broke out between two groups after stone-pelting incidents were reported from the Jahangirpuri area in the national capital on Saturday evening during a procession.
The communal clashes were first reported at Jahangirpuri’s block B and C. The area is mostly inhabited by wokring class population.
In purported videos of the incident, several people could be seen pelting stones during the procession. Some are seen brandishing swords on a street while others were hurling abuses and a police siren could also be heard in the background.
Severe clashes between two communities took place in the Jahangirpuri area of north-west Delhi on Saturday evening when a 'Shobha Yatra' was being taken out on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti.
Incidents of stone-pelting were reported from Jahangirpuri in Delhi today. The Delhi Police immediately rushed to control the situation, due to which some police personnel was also injured.
According to fire officials, the incident took place at around 9:00 pm on Friday in Tomar colony of Jahangirpuri area.
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