Journalist from JK24 shot at in Maujpur while covering Delhi anti-CAA riots
4 years, 10 months ago

Journalist from JK24 shot at in Maujpur while covering Delhi anti-CAA riots

Op India  

A JK24 news channel journalist named Akash Napa has been shot while covering the riots that have ensued in Delhi by Islamists against the Citizenship Amendment Act. Moreover, Delhi head constable Ratan Lal and a Hindu activist named Vinod had also died in the clashes that broke out in Delhi taking the total death count to seven. The national capital remains on tenterhooks as Muslim anti-CAA rioters go on a rampage in Delhi against the Citizenship Law, seeking to draw international attention amidst the high-profile visit of US President Donald Trump. Read: Delhi Anti-CAA riots: Autopsy report confirms that head constable Ratan Lal died of bullet injuries Incidents of violence, arson, stone-pelting were reported from several parts of the city, especially northeast Delhi as anti-CAA protesters continued wreaking havoc in the national capital in a desperate attempt to attract international media attention while the US president is visiting India. A bike parked nearby is Read: Delhi anti-CAA riots: Amidst chants of ‘Allah Hu Akbar’ and ‘Nara e Taqbeer’, Hindu man killed by a Muslim mob in Brahmapuri Earlier yesterday, several Muslim anti-CAA rioters went on a rampage clashing with Pro-CAA groups in Maujpur near Jaffrabad.

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22-yr-old man shot at in S Delhi’s Sangam Vihar; attackers caught and beaten by locals
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1 week, 2 days ago

22-yr-old man shot at in S Delhi’s Sangam Vihar; attackers caught and beaten by locals

Hindustan Times  

A 22-year-old man was shot in the neck by two men in south Delhi’s Sangam Vihar on Sunday evening while he was on his way home, police said. 22-yr-old man shot at in S Delhi’s Sangam Vihar; attackers caught and beaten by locals Deputy commissioner of police Ankit Chauhan said, “A call was received at the police control room at …

Sambhal violence: Muslim rioters looted weapons of policemen
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sambhal violence: Muslim rioters looted weapons of policemen

Op India  

On 24th November, a Muslim crowd in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district rioted, injuring over two dozen police officers. According to one such FIR, the throng surrounded the police officers and took their firearms after abusing them. The FIR has been lodged by a sub-inspector posted in Kotwali Nagar, Sambhal in which he stated that he was posted near the disputed …

Ex-AAP Councillor Denies Insurgency Charges, Says Protests Don't Constitute Insurgency
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-AAP Councillor Denies Insurgency Charges, Says Protests Don't Constitute Insurgency

The Hindu  

Former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain has stated that protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) or the National Register of Citizens in meetings does not amount to ‘armed rebellion’ or ‘insurgency’. Hussain made the submission through his counsel in the court of Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai. The court has been hearing arguments on the framing charges in the …

Bangladesh: Islamists kill Hindu journalist, politicians in the name of 'anti-government' protests
5 months, 1 week ago

Bangladesh: Islamists kill Hindu journalist, politicians in the name of 'anti-government' protests

Op India  

The anti-quota protest in Bangladesh, which culminated in anti-government agitation, is now taking a drastic turn. On Sunday noon, the ‘protestors’ laid siege on the Rayganj Press Club in Sirajganj and brutally attacked a Hindu journalist named Pradip Kimar Bhowmik. #Masskilling and #terrorism: the response from #Islamist opposition for banning #JamaatEIslami — — In #Narsingdhi, at least six #AwamiLeague leaders …

Bangladesh: Violence erupts amid fresh protests, two dead and 150 more injured
5 months, 1 week ago

Bangladesh: Violence erupts amid fresh protests, two dead and 150 more injured

Op India  

On Friday, two people were killed and 150 others were left injured during violent protests in Bangladesh. While protestors were initially demanding revocation of quota for families of freedom fighters, their renewed demands include justice for the 200 odd-people who were killed during the initial phase of violent protests and immediate release of detained protestors. #ProtectTheProtest 📷 collected pic.twitter.com/KXtEjhecSf — …

Sena (UBT) MP seeks Shah's intervention amid 'deteriorating' law and order situation in Maharashtra
11 months ago

Sena (UBT) MP seeks Shah's intervention amid 'deteriorating' law and order situation in Maharashtra

The Hindu  

Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi has sought Union Home Minister Amit Shah's urgent intervention over the "deteriorating" law and order situation in Maharashtra in the wake of the murder of a party leader in Mumbai. In a letter written to Mr. Shah on February 9, Ms. Chaturvedi referred to the murder of local Sena leader Abhishek Ghosalkar on February 8, …

Indian politician shot dead during Facebook live with ‘old rival’
11 months ago

Indian politician shot dead during Facebook live with ‘old rival’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An Indian politician has been …

Mamata Banerjee Slams BJP's CAA Cry Ahead of Lok Sabha Elections
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Mamata Banerjee Slams BJP's CAA Cry Ahead of Lok Sabha Elections

Deccan Chronicle  

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday saying that the party has again started crying "CAA CAA" for the sake of votes as Lok Sabha elections are approaching. They have again started shouting CAA, CAA for the sake of votes," Mamata Banerjee said at a public distribution program in West Bengal's Cooch …

Three accused of arson acquitted for ‘not safe’ statement in 2020 Delhi riots case
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Three accused of arson acquitted for ‘not safe’ statement in 2020 Delhi riots case

New Indian Express  

Though there was reliable evidence to prove that a riotous mob committed vandalism and arson, there were certain inconsistencies in the statements of the two constables, the court noted. It said that immediately after the incident, the duo did not make any statement or daily diary entry regarding having identified the accused persons. Both constables identified the accused persons after …

2020 Delhi riots: Ishrat Jahan, 12 others charged with attempt to murder
11 months, 3 weeks ago

2020 Delhi riots: Ishrat Jahan, 12 others charged with attempt to murder

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday framed charges of attempt to murder, rioting, unlawful assembly and other related offences against former Congress councillor Ishrat Jahan, activist Khalid Saifi and 11 others in a case related to the 2020 North-East Delhi Riots. “HC Yograj, who is the complainant and an eyewitness to accused persons forming part of the armed unlawful …

Nuh violence: Rioters attacked police vehicle with stones, opened fire with intention to kill, later burnt the vehicle, says FIR
1 year, 5 months ago

Nuh violence: Rioters attacked police vehicle with stones, opened fire with intention to kill, later burnt the vehicle, says FIR

Op India  

On 31st July, an Islamist mob in Nuh of Mewat, Haryana, attacked thousands of Hindu devotees attending the Jalabhishek Yatra on Shravan Somvar. The most important aspect of this FIR was that it detailed how the rioters attacked female police personnel during Nuh violence. The rioters started pelting stones and opened fire at them and the windscreen of their vehicle …

Islamists at Jamia Millia Islamia spread propaganda over Nuh violence
1 year, 5 months ago

Islamists at Jamia Millia Islamia spread propaganda over Nuh violence

Op India  

A week after violence rocked the Muslim-majority region of Mewat’s Nuh in Haryana after Islamists attacked a Jalabhishek Shobha Yatra, a concerted attempt is underway to muddle the reality of the incident and conflate facts with fiction. According to the protesting Islamists in Jamia Millia Islamia, the armed assailants who attacked Hindu devotees in Nuh were victims while those who …

Nuh violence: Ashok baba speaks up about Nalhar temple video, fired in self defence, he says
1 year, 5 months ago

Nuh violence: Ashok baba speaks up about Nalhar temple video, fired in self defence, he says

Op India  

On 31st July, unbridled violence was unleashed against Hindu devotees, participating in a Jalabhishek Shobha Yatra organised by VHP in Nuh of Mewat, Haryana. The video of Ashok Baba, a VHP worker and lawyer, firing a weapon from the premises of the temple was used to claim that it was the Hindus who initiated the violence. Besides the logical fallacy, …

Politics of hate, says Kapil Sibal on Maharashtra train firing, Haryana clashes, Manipur violence
1 year, 5 months ago

Politics of hate, says Kapil Sibal on Maharashtra train firing, Haryana clashes, Manipur violence

Firstpost  

In Haryana, mobs killed a cleric in a late-night attack on a mosque, torched an eatery and vandalised shops as communal violence that began in Haryana’s Nuh spilled over into neighbouring Gurugram. Taking a swipe at the BJP over the Maharashtra train firing incident, clashes in Haryana and the violence in Manipur, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Wednesday lashed …

2020 Delhi riots | Murder, dacoity charges framed against 6 who burnt man alive
1 year, 6 months ago

2020 Delhi riots | Murder, dacoity charges framed against 6 who burnt man alive

The Hindu  

Delhi’s Karkardooma court on July 8 framed charges against six men for allegedly setting one Shahbaz on fire, leading to his death during the riots in north-east Delhi in 2020. The framing of charges was carried out by Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala, who framed charges against Aman, Vikram, Rahul Sharma, Ravi Sharma, Dinesh Sharma and Ranjeet Rana, for the …

They rained bombs, looted booths: Witnesses of West Bengal panchayat poll violence
1 year, 6 months ago

They rained bombs, looted booths: Witnesses of West Bengal panchayat poll violence

Hindustan Times  

Dulali Karjee and her son Chiranjit were looking forward to exercise their franchise, along with friends and neighbours, in Bhagni village in Cooch Behar on Saturday, but the day brought a lifetime of grief for the 64-year-old woman instead as her son was among the 18 people killed in widespread violence that marred the West Bengal panchayat elections. He died …

Delhi anti-Hindu Riots 2020: Delhi Police arrest Mohd Ayaz, one of the main conspirators of Head Constable Ratal Lal’s brutal murder by Muslim mob
1 year, 6 months ago

Delhi anti-Hindu Riots 2020: Delhi Police arrest Mohd Ayaz, one of the main conspirators of Head Constable Ratal Lal’s brutal murder by Muslim mob

Op India  

On June 21, Delhi Police’s Special Cell said they had arrested Mohammed Ayaz, one of the main conspirators of the murder of Head Constable Ratan Lal during the anti-Hindu Delhi Riots of 2020. Notably, during the February 24, 2020 riots, a Muslim mob killed Ratan Lal while then-Assistant Commissioner of Police Gokulpuri Anuj Kumar and then-Deputy Commission of Police Shahdara …

Jamat-e-Islami linked IAMC extends support to the wrestlers, while eugolizing Yasin Malik and anti-CAA Islamists
1 year, 7 months ago

Jamat-e-Islami linked IAMC extends support to the wrestlers, while eugolizing Yasin Malik and anti-CAA Islamists

Op India  

On May 31, Wednesday, Jamaat-e-Islami linked Indian American Muslim Council posted a video on Twitter to empathise with the protesting wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia whom Delhi police detained from the Jantar Mantra protest site on Sunday. Notably, the Delhi police cleared the protest site on Sunday, May 28, after the protestors and their supporters breached the …

Here is how Islamists, liberals, and the media falsely blamed Hindus for the violence in Akola
1 year, 7 months ago

Here is how Islamists, liberals, and the media falsely blamed Hindus for the violence in Akola

Op India  

Arbaaz Khan was arrested on Saturday, May 21, for inciting a riot in the Akola district of Maharashtra in which one person was killed and 10 others were injured. Arbaaz Khan’s arrest has come as a massive punch in the face of the left media, Islamists, and liberals who were busy spreading fake news and blaming Hindus for the Islamist …

Al-Qaeda threatens attack on India over Atiq Ahmad murder
1 year, 8 months ago

Al-Qaeda threatens attack on India over Atiq Ahmad murder

Live Mint  

Terror outfit Al-Qaeda and it's Indian counterpart Al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent have threatened to attack India over the murder of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad on live television last Saturday in Uttar Pradesh. Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf was murdered on 15 April, footage of which was captured on live television on news cameras outside a hospital in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj. …

Atiq Ahmed, Ashraf killing: Akhilesh Yadav, Asaduddin Owaisi others condemn act
1 year, 9 months ago

Atiq Ahmed, Ashraf killing: Akhilesh Yadav, Asaduddin Owaisi others condemn act

India TV News  

A short while after gangster turned politician Atiq Ahmed was shot dead in Prayagraj, several leaders including former Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav took to Twitter on Saturday night to condemn the act. Yadav said that crime has reached its peak in the state and the morale of the 'criminals' has grown by leaps and bounds. All …

One dead as violence rocks eastern India during Hindu festival
1 year, 9 months ago

One dead as violence rocks eastern India during Hindu festival

Al Jazeera  

Riot police deployed and mobile internet services cut in parts of Bihar state after one person is shot dead in Bihar Sharif town. Authorities have deployed hundreds of riot police and cut mobile internet services in parts of eastern India after violence erupted in several states during a Hindu religious festival. Police said at least one person, a minor according …

Shahnawaz, Shoaib and 7 others convicted in a Delhi Riots case, court says their objective was to cause maximum damage to properties of Hindus
1 year, 10 months ago

Shahnawaz, Shoaib and 7 others convicted in a Delhi Riots case, court says their objective was to cause maximum damage to properties of Hindus

Op India  

On Monday, March 13, Delhi’s Karkardooma court convicted nine persons involved in the 2020 anti-Hindu Delhi riots. The court noted that the main objective of the convicts who joined the unruly mob guided by ‘communal feelings’ was to cause ‘maximum damage’ to the properties belonging to the people of the Hindu community. Hence, those charged are convicted for offences covered …

Targeted killing of Kashmiri Pandit: BJP holds protest against Pakistan; Mufti slams saffron party
1 year, 10 months ago

Targeted killing of Kashmiri Pandit: BJP holds protest against Pakistan; Mufti slams saffron party

India TV News  

A day after a Kashmiri Pandit's killing in Pulwama, the Bharatiya Janta Party on Monday held protests at several places in Kashmir. 40-year-old Kashmiri Pandit bank guard Sanjay Sharma was shot dead in Pulwama district while he was on his way to a local market. Protest against Pakistan "Our Kashmiri Pandit brother was brutally killed in Pulwama. Mehbooba Mufti slams …

Jamia Nagar violence: HC seeks stand of Sharjeel Imam, others on police challenge to discharge
1 year, 11 months ago

Jamia Nagar violence: HC seeks stand of Sharjeel Imam, others on police challenge to discharge

India Today  

The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the stand of student activists Sharjeel Imam, Asif Iqbal Tanha and others on the city police's challenge to a trial court order discharging them in a 2019 Jamia Nagar violence case. The trial court had in its February 4 order discharged 11 people, including Imam and Tanha, while holding that they were made …

'Cannot blur line between dissenters and rioters': Court discharges Sharjeel Imam, Asif Tanha
1 year, 11 months ago

'Cannot blur line between dissenters and rioters': Court discharges Sharjeel Imam, Asif Tanha

India Today  

A Delhi court has discharged Jawaharlal Nehru University student Sharjeel Imam and student activist Asif Iqbal Tanha in the December 2019 Jamia violence case. However, Imam will continue to remain in jail for now as he is facing a probe under the stringent Unlawful Activities Act in the conspiracy case related to the February 2020 northeast Delhi riots. Investigation agencies …

‘Hindus Have Proven Their Might…’: Karnataka VHP Leader’s Controversial Remarks on 2002 Gujarat Riots
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Hindus Have Proven Their Might…’: Karnataka VHP Leader’s Controversial Remarks on 2002 Gujarat Riots

News 18  

A Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader on Saturday said the 2002 Gujarat riots showed the “courage and ability of Hindus”, and that Hindu youths gave an “appropriate” response to “Muslim jihadists” for the murder of BJP Yuva Morcha leader Praveen Nettaru. Amid a nationwide uproar over a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Hindutva outfit’s leader Sharan Pumpwell made …

Political slugfest over Sultanpuri accident, MHA seeks report | 10 points
2 years ago

Political slugfest over Sultanpuri accident, MHA seeks report | 10 points

Hindustan Times  

A political slugfest erupted Monday in the national capital over the death of a 20-year-old woman who was hit by a car and was dragged for 12 kilometres under the vehicle. New Delhi: Police use water cannons to disperse the AAP supporters during a protest over Sultanpuri incident, outside Delhi L-G Vinay Saxena's residence, in New Delhi, Monday. Police, meanwhile, …

Hinduphobic CAIR cries 'Islamophobia' over broadcast of 26
2 years, 1 month ago

Hinduphobic CAIR cries 'Islamophobia' over broadcast of 26

Op India  

US-based Islamist outfits, such as Council for American Islamic Relations and Indian American Muslim Council have cried foul after a mobile billboard truck displayed images of the 26/11 terror attack in New Jersey. pic.twitter.com/iuWRhnnvUe — ANI November 27, 2022 As per an article in the Middle East Eye, the New Jersey unit of CAIR has alleged that a mobile billboard …

2020 Delhi riots: Court acquits four accused of rioting, torching vehicles
2 years, 2 months ago

2020 Delhi riots: Court acquits four accused of rioting, torching vehicles

India TV News  

Highlights The court said the prosecution was unable to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt The court was hearing the case against Shahrukh, Ashu, Zuber and Ashwani All were accused of being a part of a mob that set ablaze tractors and hand carts and ransacked 2020 Delhi riots: A Delhi court on Monday acquitted four persons accused of …

Indian politician boasts about getting Muslims killed – on camera
2 years, 4 months ago

Indian politician boasts about getting Muslims killed – on camera

Al Jazeera  

A video of Gyan Dev Ahuja, a former legislator from PM Narendra Modi’s BJP, has gone viral in India. A former legislator from India’s ruling party has been caught on boasting on camera about getting at least five Muslims killed in the western Indian state of Rajasthan. “We have killed five of them so far, be it in Lalwandi, be …

Thousands protest in India’s Udaipur after Hindu tailor murdered
2 years, 6 months ago

Thousands protest in India’s Udaipur after Hindu tailor murdered

Al Jazeera  

Holding saffron flags and placards, about 7,000 people call for the death penalty for the two Muslims accused of beheading Kanhaiyalal Teli. Thousands of people have marched through the Indian city of Udaipur, many holding Hindu saffron flags and placards, following the murder of a Hindu tailor, with many calling for the death penalty for the two Muslim men accused …

Kanhaiya Lal Murder: Bajrang Dal, VHP protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi
2 years, 6 months ago

Kanhaiya Lal Murder: Bajrang Dal, VHP protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi

Op India  

On 29th June 2022, at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad staged a protest against the beheading of Kanhaiya Lal Teli. Kanhaiya Lal was killed by Islamists in Udaipur on 28th June 2022 for allegedly supporting Nupur Sharma. Hindus were expelled out of the Kashmir valley in a similar way.” A woman protestor said, “All the …

Hindu man killed as religious tensions boil in India
2 years, 6 months ago

Hindu man killed as religious tensions boil in India

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI, India — Tensions were high Wednesday in the western Indian city of Udaipur, a day after police arrested two Muslim men accused of slitting a Hindu tailor’s throat and posting a video of it on social media, in a brutal attack representing a dramatic escalation of communal violence in a country riven by deep religious polarization. The animosity …

Hindu man killed by Muslim attackers as religious tensions boil in India
2 years, 6 months ago

Hindu man killed by Muslim attackers as religious tensions boil in India

LA Times  

A crowd gathers outside the shop of a Hindu tailor who police say was killed by Muslim attackers. Tensions were high in India’s western Udaipur city Wednesday, a day after police arrested two Muslim men accused of slitting a Hindu tailor’s throat in a brutal attack that highlights a dramatic escalation of communal violence in a country riven by deep …

Media 'secularises' the beheading of Kanhaiya Lal by Islamists in Udaipur
2 years, 6 months ago

Media 'secularises' the beheading of Kanhaiya Lal by Islamists in Udaipur

Op India  

On June 28, a Hindu tailor was beheaded in broad daylight by two Muslim men in Udaipur’s Dhan Mandi area of Bhoot Mahal for putting social media status in support of former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma. While it is out in the open that two Muslim men entered the tailoring shop with swords and brutally beheaded the Hindu tailor, identified …

Victim of Karauli violence shares the pain of Hindus, says Hindus selectively targeted in FIRs
2 years, 7 months ago

Victim of Karauli violence shares the pain of Hindus, says Hindus selectively targeted in FIRs

Op India  

On 2 April 2022, violence had broken out in Karauli, Rajasthan during the Hindu New Year procession. Many others had also suffered injuries in the stone-pelting but are now recovering after treatment.” After the incident, cases were filed selectively against Hindu youth Vaibhav said, “The day the violence took place, the police registered an FIR and named dozens of people …

Muslims in India stage protests over Prophet comments
2 years, 7 months ago

Muslims in India stage protests over Prophet comments

Al Jazeera  

Muslims in India have taken to the streets to protest against anti-Islamic comments made by two members of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party. In northern Uttar Pradesh state police said they had arrested 230 alleged rioters after unrest spread across several towns after Friday prayers. Earlier this month, the BJP suspended its spokeswoman Nupur Sharma and …

India police crack down on protests against Prophet remarks
2 years, 7 months ago

India police crack down on protests against Prophet remarks

Al Jazeera  

The two teenagers were killed in Ranchi, Jharkhand state, as police fired shots to quell protests against insulting comments. A police officer in Ranchi told AFP news agency: “Police were forced to open fire to disperse protesters … resulting in the death of two.” ‘Job of police is to protect, not to shoot’ The bodies of Mudasir and Sahil were …

Vijay Kumar 8th victim of targeted killings in J&K since May 1 | The incidents
2 years, 7 months ago

Vijay Kumar 8th victim of targeted killings in J&K since May 1 | The incidents

Hindustan Times  

In yet another targeted killing, terrorists shot dead a bank employee from Rajasthan inside the bank premises in Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday. Vijay Kumar, a manager with the Ellaqui Dehati Bank at Areh Mohanpora branch in the south Kashmir district, received grievous gunshot injuries and died on his way to hospital, officials told news agency PTI. Here are some …

As Kashmir’s Hindus face targeted killings, hundreds flee valley
2 years, 7 months ago

As Kashmir’s Hindus face targeted killings, hundreds flee valley

Al Jazeera  

Spate of murders triggers panic, with an official saying nearly 150 Hindu government employees have left the valley since last month. Since the abrogation of Indian-administered Kashmir’s limited autonomy in 2019, the region has witnessed a spike in violence against Kashmiri Hindus, known locally as Pandits. The Kashmiri rebels see the Pandits and even local Muslims employed by the government …

'Innocent Hindus' being framed by Delhi Police in Jahangirpuri violence case: VHP
2 years, 8 months ago

'Innocent Hindus' being framed by Delhi Police in Jahangirpuri violence case: VHP

India TV News  

Highlights VHP said Jahangirpuri violence on Hanuman Jayanti was the result of 'inaction of police' The outfit claimed 'some cops are now trying to shift their sin of inaction on others' The Vishva Hindu Parishad has alleged that 'innocent Hindus' are being framed by Delhi in the Jahangirpuri violence case. VHP national spokesperson Vinod Bansal demanded from Delhi Police Commissioner …

From 1921 Moplah genocide to 2022 Delhi riots: Why anti-Hindu violence has been a norm in India
2 years, 8 months ago

From 1921 Moplah genocide to 2022 Delhi riots: Why anti-Hindu violence has been a norm in India

Firstpost  

In February 2020, anti-Hindu riots broke out in northeast Delhi at the behest of the then AAP councillor, Tahir Hussain. At the height of the anti-CAA demonstrations, a group of Muslim demonstrators in Delhi’s Chand Bagh neighbourhood beat police officers, leading to the death of head constable Ratan Lal and the critical injury of Shahdara DCP Amit Sharma. Cut to …

Hanuman Jayanti Violence Updates: 5 Accused Booked Under NSA After Amit Shah's Call for Strict Action Against ‘Rioters’, Say Sources
2 years, 8 months ago

Hanuman Jayanti Violence Updates: 5 Accused Booked Under NSA After Amit Shah's Call for Strict Action Against ‘Rioters’, Say Sources

News 18  

Hanuman Jayanti Violence Updates: The Delhi Police have booked five accused in connection with the Hanuman Jayanti clash under the National Security Act. Sources said the move comes after Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s direction to Delhi Police, asking for strict action against “rioters” to avoid a repeat of the 2020 Delhi riots. The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Monday threatened …

Cops in riot gear, drones surveil Jahangirpuri as Delhi Police arrests 25
2 years, 8 months ago

Cops in riot gear, drones surveil Jahangirpuri as Delhi Police arrests 25

India Today  

Two more arrests were made today by the Delhi Police in the Jahangirpuri violence case, taking the tally to 25 so far. However, rubbishing the claims, Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana said that no such attempts were made and that people from both communities have been arrested in the case. UNION HOME MINISTER CALLS FOR STRICT ACTION Union Home Minister …

Jahangirpuri Violence: 'Delhi Police Investigation Has Been Partial': Plea In SC Urges For CJI Intervention
2 years, 8 months ago

Jahangirpuri Violence: 'Delhi Police Investigation Has Been Partial': Plea In SC Urges For CJI Intervention

ABP News  

The letter petition relying on media reports alleged that a few armed members, who were part of the Hanuman Jayanti Shobha Yatra procession entered mosque and installed the saffron flag, and what followed was stone pelting by both the communities. This comes two days after a clash broke out during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in the city's Jahangirpuri area in …

Jahangirpuri violence: Plea in SC seeks CJI intervention; prime accused a history-sheeter, say cops | Top points
2 years, 8 months ago

Jahangirpuri violence: Plea in SC seeks CJI intervention; prime accused a history-sheeter, say cops | Top points

India Today  

As many as 21 people have been arrested so far in connection with the Jahangirpuri violence between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri area on Saturday evening. Seven-eight rounds of bullets were also fired during the violence, in which Delhi Police sub-inspector Medalal Meena was injured. According to Delhi Police, the main conspirator of the …

Words cannot describe what I saw, says injured cop in Jahangirpuri violence
2 years, 8 months ago

Words cannot describe what I saw, says injured cop in Jahangirpuri violence

India Today  

Among the injured in the communal clashes in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri on Saturday evening, there were several police personnel. "THERE WAS COMMOTION ALL AROUND" Speaking exclusively to India Today, he said he could not describe what he saw in words and that there was a lot of chaos and commotion everywhere. READ: Jahangirpuri violence: Someone in mob opened fire, I …

'Procession was peaceful when...': Delhi cop's statement on Jahangirpuri clash
2 years, 8 months ago

'Procession was peaceful when...': Delhi cop's statement on Jahangirpuri clash

Hindustan Times  

The violence in Delhi's Jahangirpuri was 'an attempt to create communal tension', a police officer deployed to the local station said in a FIR filed over communal clashes that left nine people injured, according to news agency ANI. Rajeev Ranjan, an inspector at the Jahangirpuri police station was quoted as saying: "On the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti, there was an …

Jahangirpuri violence: 14 arrested after Muslim mob attacks Hanuman Jayanti shobha yatra, here is what FIR states
2 years, 8 months ago

Jahangirpuri violence: 14 arrested after Muslim mob attacks Hanuman Jayanti shobha yatra, here is what FIR states

Op India  

The Delhi Police has registered FIR in yesterday’s incident of stone-pelting and attack on the Hanuman Jayanti shobha yatra was moving through the C block of Jahangirpuri in Delhi. Heavy security deployment in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area where a clash broke out yesterday during a religious procession pic.twitter.com/TFkApvrNj3 — ANI April 17, 2022 Hans Raj Hans, the Bharatiya Janata Party MP …

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