'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 attempt to create communal tension by stone-pelting," New Delhi: View of a neighbourhood in Jahangirpuri, after clashes broke out between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession on Saturday, in New Delhi, Sunday, April 17, 2022. Another Delhi Police officer, sub-inspector Meda Lal, told ANI projectiles were fired by both sides involved in the clash. READ: Gautam Gambhir condemns Jahangirpuri violence, says ‘neither fit…' Mastan, a resident of C block, said processions had been going on since 1.30 pm but they were peaceful.

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Hanuman Jayanti: parties organise events, visit temples
8 months ago

Hanuman Jayanti: parties organise events, visit temples

The Hindu  

Hanuman Jayanti celebrations in the Capital on Tuesday took on political colours, with the three major parties — Aam Aadmi Party, BJP, and Congress — using the occasion to campaign ahead of the Lok Sabha election. While senior AAP leader and Greater Kailash MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj led a religious procession in his constituency, Congress’s Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha nominee J.P. …

Nuh violence: Rioters attacked police vehicle with stones, opened fire with intention to kill, later burnt the vehicle, says FIR
1 year, 4 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 …

Odisha: Curfew lifted from all areas of violence-hit Sambalpur | Details
1 year, 7 months ago

Odisha: Curfew lifted from all areas of violence-hit Sambalpur | Details

India TV News  

Odisha : Amid no apprehension of a breach of peace and an improved law and order situation, the authority has withdrawn the curfew from all areas of violence-hit Sambalpur. In view of the clash between two groups during Hanuman Jayanti celebrations, a curfew was imposed in six police station areas in Sambalpur City. The Sambalpur city witnessed two classes this …

Ram Navami violence, music in front of mosques, Hindu processions and Muslim violence: A history of such intolerance, as detailed by RC Majumdar
1 year, 8 months ago

Ram Navami violence, music in front of mosques, Hindu processions and Muslim violence: A history of such intolerance, as detailed by RC Majumdar

Op India  

Every year, Hindus come under attack when they take their religious processions out and this year was no different. While the Muslims committed violence when Hindus passed through “Muslim areas” so to speak, they also created violence on their festivals, forcing their way into Hindu areas and displaying how they were slaughtering a cow. Essentially, then and now, it would …

After Ram Navami Clashes, Hanuman Jayanti Celebrated Peacefully in Bengal Under Central Forces’ Watch
1 year, 8 months ago

After Ram Navami Clashes, Hanuman Jayanti Celebrated Peacefully in Bengal Under Central Forces’ Watch

News 18  

Sensitive areas in West Bengal witnessed peaceful Hanuman Jayanti celebrations on Thursday as security forces maintained a strict vigil across the state to avoid a rerun of the violence that marked the Ram Navami festival last week. Following a Calcutta High Court order after a PIL was filed, three companies of central armed police forces were deployed in parts of …

Hanuman Jayanti 2023: Celebrations Conclude Peacefully Across States Amid Heavy Security
1 year, 8 months ago

Hanuman Jayanti 2023: Celebrations Conclude Peacefully Across States Amid Heavy Security

News 18  

Thousands of people across the country celebrated Hanuman Jayanti peacefully on Thursday as security forces maintained a strict vigil against troublemakers in sensitive areas, days after incidents of communal violence marred the Ram Navami festivities in several states. Security personnel, including central armed police forces, were deployed in large numbers in parts of West Bengal, including Kolkata, Hooghly and Barrackpore …

VHP takes out Hanuman Jayanti procession in Jahangirpuri amid tight security
1 year, 8 months ago

VHP takes out Hanuman Jayanti procession in Jahangirpuri amid tight security

Hindustan Times  

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad held a 'Shobha Yatra,' a procession on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti, in the riot-hit Jahangirpuri area of the national capital on Thursday. Police said that stringent security measures were implemented in the area for the Hanuman Jayanti procession. The police have also conducted a flag march in the Jahangirpuri area to promote communal harmony, keeping …

Delhi: Hanuman Jayanti Shobha Yatra concludes after police request at Jahangirpuri area amid tight security
1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi: Hanuman Jayanti Shobha Yatra concludes after police request at Jahangirpuri area amid tight security

India TV News  

Hanuman Jayanti celebration: A Hanuman Jayanti Shobha Yatra-led by hundreds of members of Vishva Hindu Parishad and other Hindu organisations concluded in the Jahangirpuri area after police requested organisers not to proceed ahead amid apprehensions of communal violence on Thursday. Heavy security has been put in place for the procession in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri area which was hit by communal …

Centre asks States to keep the peace during festival
1 year, 8 months ago

Centre asks States to keep the peace during festival

The Hindu  

Ahead of the Hanuman Jayanti festival on April 6, the Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday asked States to ensure law and order and monitor factors “that could disturb communal harmony in society”. The Ministry said in a tweet on Wednesday, “MHA has issued an advisory to all States in preparation for Hanuman Jayanti.” “The governments are encouraged to ensure …

Ram Navami violence: Read 2021 Madras HC order on Hindu processions in so-called 'Muslim areas'
1 year, 8 months ago

Ram Navami violence: Read 2021 Madras HC order on Hindu processions in so-called 'Muslim areas'

Op India  

On 30th March 2023, the West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said that Hindus should not take the Ram Navami processions from what she referred to as the ‘Muslim areas’ and asked Hindu communities to be ‘peaceful’. As the term ‘Muslim areas’ caught attention against this background, it becomes necessary to know remarks by the Madras High Court in 2021 …

Police on alert in Bihar, Bengal ahead of Hanuman Jayanti
1 year, 8 months ago

Police on alert in Bihar, Bengal ahead of Hanuman Jayanti

Hindustan Times  

Police were on alert in Bihar and West Bengal ahead of the Hanuman Jayanti on Thursday after facing flak over a series of communal clashes during Ram Navami celebrations that triggered a blame game between the ruling parties of the two states and opposition Bharatiya Janata Party. The Union home ministry on Tuesday sought a report from the West Bengal …

CID takes over probe into Howrah Ram Navami clash
1 year, 8 months ago

CID takes over probe into Howrah Ram Navami clash

The Hindu  

The Criminal Investigation Department of the West Bengal Police on April 1 took over the investigation in connection with violence in Howrah during a Ram Navami procession on March 30. In all, 23 incidents of rioting were recorded between January and June 2022, with 10 occurring in the Sankrail Police Station limits, and eight in the Domjur Police Station limits. …

Violence breaks out on day of Hindu religious processions in India, leaving dozens injured
1 year, 8 months ago

Violence breaks out on day of Hindu religious processions in India, leaving dozens injured

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 Violence between Hindus and Muslims …

Delhi police bans Ram Navami procession in Jahangirpuri after Islamist violence last year: Why it's a slippery slope
1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi police bans Ram Navami procession in Jahangirpuri after Islamist violence last year: Why it's a slippery slope

Op India  

Another day in a secular country and another case of street veto by the Muslim community. To monkey-balance the issue, the Delhi Police also passed a diktat saying that just as Ram Navami procession was being denied in Jahangirpuri, in Maurya Enclave, Ramzan program has been denied permission in a park near “other community” and Muslims have been asked to …

Jahangirpuri: Delhi police deny permission for Ram Navami procession
1 year, 8 months ago

Jahangirpuri: Delhi police deny permission for Ram Navami procession

Op India  

On Monday, the Office of the Police Commissioner denied permission for carrying out an idol procession during Ram Navami in the Jahangirpuri area of Delhi. @HMOIndia pic.twitter.com/uFZe3GJswv — Mr Sinha March 28, 2023 “Hello @DelhiPolice, why did you deny the permission for Ramnavmi Possession in Jahangirpuri, Delhi? You’re getting a salary for just issuing such guidelines or to ensure the …

Jahangirpuri Accused 'Took Advantage Of Ramadan': Police Chargesheet Alleges
2 years, 4 months ago

Jahangirpuri Accused 'Took Advantage Of Ramadan': Police Chargesheet Alleges

The Quint  

The chargesheet names a Tabrez and an Ishrafil as the main conspirators in the violence and calls them “fanatically communal.” The police has claimed in the chargesheet that the two used to address the public during the CAA and NRC protests in 2019-20, “by way of taqreer” in Jahangirpuri's Jama Masjid, which incidentally was the spot where clashes broke out …

Provocative WhatsApp texts sent to flare Jahangirpuri riots: Delhi Police chargesheet
2 years, 5 months ago

Provocative WhatsApp texts sent to flare Jahangirpuri riots: Delhi Police chargesheet

India Today  

The key conspirators of the Jahangirpuri riots received provocative speeches for use as tools to instigate violence during Hanuman Jayanti in April this year, the Delhi Police said in its chargesheet filed on Thursday. The Delhi Police corroborated the contents of these WhatsApp chats from the statements of other accused and found that these chats were used to instigate rioters …

Muslims in India stage protests over Prophet comments
2 years, 6 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 …

Delhi Police identifies 15 more involved in Jahangirpuri clashes
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi Police identifies 15 more involved in Jahangirpuri clashes

Hindustan Times  

At least 15 more people involved in the communal violence in Jahangirpuri on April 16 have been identified by the Delhi Police but they are evading arrest, senior police officers privy to the investigation by the crime branch team said on Tuesday. Teams from the crime branch and the special cell have been camping at different places in West Bengal …

Jahangirpuri violence: \'Utter failure\' on part of Delhi police, says court
2 years, 7 months ago

Jahangirpuri violence: \'Utter failure\' on part of Delhi police, says court

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: A Delhi court has observed that there was “utter failure” on the part of Delhi Police in stopping the unauthorised Hanuman Jayanti procession in Jahangirpuri last month that triggered communal clashes in the locality. “It is fairly admittedÂ… on behalf of the State that the last procession which was passing through, during which the unfortunate riots took place, …

Man held for Jahangirpuri clashes participated in peace meets to avoid arrest: Delhi Police
2 years, 7 months ago

Man held for Jahangirpuri clashes participated in peace meets to avoid arrest: Delhi Police

Hindustan Times  

A man arrested in connection with the communal violence in Jahangirpuri on April 16 took part in “peace committee” meetings in the region after the clashes to ensure no suspicion was cast on him, the police said on Sunday, a day after arresting one Tabrez Alam, as videos emerged on social media showing him giving a speech during a peace …

Jahangirpuri Violence | "Local Police Failed To Stop Procession Having No Permission": Delhi Court Denies Bail To 8 Men
2 years, 7 months ago

Jahangirpuri Violence | "Local Police Failed To Stop Procession Having No Permission": Delhi Court Denies Bail To 8 Men

Live Law  

A Delhi Court has denied bail to 8 men accused in connection with the clashes that broke out last month in city's Jahangirpuri area during a Hanuman Jayanti procession.Additional Sessions Judge Gagandeep Singh of Rohini Courts observed that prima facie the case reflected that there was utter failure on the part of local police in stopping the said procession having …

Eid-Al-Fitr: Hindus & Muslims Celebrate Together After Communal Violence In Jahangirpuri
2 years, 7 months ago

Eid-Al-Fitr: Hindus & Muslims Celebrate Together After Communal Violence In Jahangirpuri

ABP News  

New Delhi: Hindu and Muslim communities together celebrated Eid on Tuesday at Jahangirpuri's Kushal Chowk by exchanging sweets and hugs, giving a message of peace and harmony in the area that witnessed communal violence last month. This shows people in Jahangirpuri live in harmony and respect each other’s religions," a representative from the Muslim community Tabrez Khan said. Usha Rangnani, …

Delhi Police arrests two more accused in Jahangirpuri violence
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi Police arrests two more accused in Jahangirpuri violence

India Today  

The Delhi Police on Monday arrested two more accused in connection with the communal clashes that broke out in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri on April 16 during a procession on Hanuman Jayanti. On April 16, clashes erupted between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in Jahangirpuri in the national capital, injuring eight police officers and a local resident. Days after …

As Hindus get attacked in Jahangirpuri, How ex-bureaucrats write another rant to PM Modi alleging ‘hate against Muslims’
2 years, 7 months ago

As Hindus get attacked in Jahangirpuri, How ex-bureaucrats write another rant to PM Modi alleging ‘hate against Muslims’

Op India  

They owe loyalty to their masters above the nation. Be it the award-wapasi posturing or the open letters from the leftist guilds, the toolkit whenever activated, intends to pursue three motives – to insinuate the narrative of ‘Muslim persecution in India’, whitewash hate crimes against Hindus and hence gherao the public institutions who refuse to function in the way convenient …

Two More Accused Arrested in Connection With Jahangirpuri Violence, Say Police
2 years, 7 months ago

Two More Accused Arrested in Connection With Jahangirpuri Violence, Say Police

News 18  

Delhi Police on Thursday arrested two more accused in connection with the Jahangirpuri violence that took place earlier amid a procession to celebrate Hanuman Jayanti in the area. Now, the BJP-ruled South Delhi Municipal Corporation has started a survey of encroachment of government of land as its mayor Mukesh Suryan on Wednesday conducted inspections in Sarita Vihar, Jaitpur, and Madanpur …

Jahangirpuri violence: Two more accused arrested by Crime Branch
2 years, 7 months ago

Jahangirpuri violence: Two more accused arrested by Crime Branch

India TV News  

Highlights Clashes broke out between communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in Jahangirpuri violence A total of 28 people have been arrested so far in connection with the violence The Crime Branch of Delhi Police is doing investigation of Jahangirpuri violence case The Crime Branch of Delhi Police on Thursday said that two more accused have been arrested in connection …

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 …

Hindu, Muslim residents of Jahangirpuri take out Tiranga Yatra days after violence
2 years, 8 months ago

Hindu, Muslim residents of Jahangirpuri take out Tiranga Yatra days after violence

India Today  

A Tiranga Yatra was taken out by the Hindu and Muslim residents in the riot-hit neighbourhood of Jahangirpuri's C and D block in Delhi on Sunday. The Tiranga yatra, which began at 6 pm, was intended to send out a message of peace and foster communal harmony. Slogans such as "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" and "Ekta Ka Raj Chalega, Hindu …

Police identify 27 more over Sunday’s clashes in Delhi's Jahangirpuri
2 years, 8 months ago

Police identify 27 more over Sunday’s clashes in Delhi's Jahangirpuri

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Police on Thursday said that they have identified 27 more suspects involved in the last week’s violent clashes between Hindus and Muslims during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in Block C of north Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area, and that they were looking into the connections that the 25 people who have been arrested so far may have with terrorists and …

Jahangirpuri Demolition Drive: Youth Congress Activists Protesting Outside Union Minister's Residence Detained
2 years, 8 months ago

Jahangirpuri Demolition Drive: Youth Congress Activists Protesting Outside Union Minister's Residence Detained

News 18  

Indian Youth Congress activists were detained on Thursday while staging a protest near union minister Hardeep Singh Puri’s residence against the anti-encroachment drive conducted by the North MCD in violence-hit Jahangirupri a day before, officials said. Bulldozers had razed several concrete and temporary structures close to a mosque in Jahangirpuri as part of an anti-encroachment drive by the BJP-ruled North …

Delhi Police install CCTV cameras in Jahangirpuri, to set up temporary monitoring station
2 years, 8 months ago

Delhi Police install CCTV cameras in Jahangirpuri, to set up temporary monitoring station

Firstpost  

The area witnessed violent clashes, including stone pelting, arson and firing, between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession on Saturday New Delhi: Delhi Police installed several CCTV cameras in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri days after the area witnessed clashes between members of two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession. Delhi police have installed several CCTV cameras in Jahangirpuri area. pic.twitter.com/aalJQQgwnE — …

Jahangirpuri violence: TMC to send fact-finding team to Delhi
2 years, 8 months ago

Jahangirpuri violence: TMC to send fact-finding team to Delhi

India Today  

The Trinamool Congress has decided to send a fact-finding team to Jahangirpuri area in Delhi on Friday, party sources said. A communal violence broke out during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area on Saturday. The TMCs’ decision to send the fact-finding team to Jahangirpuri comes at a time when the BJP has sent similar teams to Bogtui in …

Shops bulldozed, source of income lost, Jahangirpuri residents worry about livelihood
2 years, 8 months ago

Shops bulldozed, source of income lost, Jahangirpuri residents worry about livelihood

India Today  

Reshma, 50, is sitting silently on the sidewalk with her family. “The shop on the footpath was illegal, the MCD people never demolished it before, and now it’s all broken,” she adds. “Whosoever has done the riot, now my family is facing a crisis and has lost a source to rean bread,” Reshma says. ‘Father is from Kolkata, I’m from …

Asaduddin Owaisi, hours after demolition drive, reaches violence-hit Delhi's Jahangirpuri, targets AAP, BJP
2 years, 8 months ago

Asaduddin Owaisi, hours after demolition drive, reaches violence-hit Delhi's Jahangirpuri, targets AAP, BJP

Hindustan Times  

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday visited the violence-hit Jahangirpuri where an anti-encroachment drive took place earlier in the day before the Supreme Court ordered a stay on it. Asaduddin Owaisi reaches violence-hit Jahangirpuri “If the police themselves don't give permission, how did the yatra take place? He lashed out at the BJP and AAP over the anti-encroachment drive action …

Delhi Jahangipuri riots: Arms supplier arrested after brief encounter, has over 60 previous cases in his name
2 years, 8 months ago

Delhi Jahangipuri riots: Arms supplier arrested after brief encounter, has over 60 previous cases in his name

Firstpost  

The arrest of arms supplier comes as Delhi police continues to probe other accused apprehended for their alleged involvement in attacking a Hanuman Jayanti procession in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri on Saturday The arms supplier in Jahangirpuri violence incident in Delhi has been arrested by the police on Wednesday. The arrest comes as the police continue to probe other accused arrested …

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 …

Jahangirpuri violence: NSA against 5 after Amit Shah says action must set precedent
2 years, 8 months ago

Jahangirpuri violence: NSA against 5 after Amit Shah says action must set precedent

India Today  

In a massive crackdown on Jahangirpuri rioters, the Delhi Police has charged five accused under the stringent National Security Act. This comes a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah directed the Delhi Police that the action taken against rioters must set a precedent. The Home Minister has been monitoring the situation since the clashes broke out in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri …

Jahangirpuri is prone to criminal activities, access to weapons is easy: Report
2 years, 8 months ago

Jahangirpuri is prone to criminal activities, access to weapons is easy: Report

Op India  

The Delhi police officers who have previously served in the minority-dominated Jahangirpuri have revealed that the area is a “hub of criminals” who can easily acquire illegal weapons, reports News18. According to police officers, who have served or supervised the range, said that Delhi’s Jahangirpuri, the area which was marred with violence on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti last week, …

PFI hand in Jahangirpuri violence? Here's what Delhi Police have to say
2 years, 8 months ago

PFI hand in Jahangirpuri violence? Here's what Delhi Police have to say

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Police said on Tuesday it cannot reveal if it is investigating the possibility of the Popular Front of India being involved in the communal violence in Jahangirpuri, which broke out last Saturday. Security personnel keep vigil after clashes broke out between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession on Saturday, at Jahangirpuri in New Delhi, Monday, April 18, …

Jahangirpuri violence a ‘criminal conspiracy’: Delhi Police to MHA in preliminary report
2 years, 8 months ago

Jahangirpuri violence a ‘criminal conspiracy’: Delhi Police to MHA in preliminary report

Firstpost  

The Delhi Police have also submitted their own response to the crisis and have delved into the possible modus operandi involved in the attacks and rioting, including how stones and brickbats were collected along with other weapons In a fresh development pertaining to the Jahangirpuri violence, the Delhi Police has submitted their first preliminary report to the Ministry of Home …

EXCLUSIVE Jahangirpuri Riots: VHP sought Delhi Police permission for Hanuman Jayanti procession
2 years, 8 months ago

EXCLUSIVE Jahangirpuri Riots: VHP sought Delhi Police permission for Hanuman Jayanti procession

Firstpost  

VHP joint general secretary Surendra Jain told Firstpost that the Delhi Police has arrested innocent Hindus whose property was attacked and who only resorted to self-defence Categorically rejecting Delhi Police’s claim that the third Hanuman Jayanti procession, which was attacked by a mob armed with sticks, swords, firearms and brick-bats, at Jahangirpuri had not taken police permission, the Vishwa Hindu …

Delhi’s Jahangirpuri Hub of Criminals, Illegal Weapons No Big Deal Here: Cops on Hanuman Jayanti Clashes
2 years, 8 months ago

Delhi’s Jahangirpuri Hub of Criminals, Illegal Weapons No Big Deal Here: Cops on Hanuman Jayanti Clashes

News 18  

Jahangirpuri, the area which saw a communal riots on Saturday, is a “hub of criminals” for whom “acquiring weapons illegally is no big deal”, according to police officers who have served or supervised the district or range. A senior Indian Police Service officer, who served area as the district deputy commissioner of police, described the area as “criminal-prone”. When asked …

Nine states, 15 days: India is witnessing a spate of communal violence
2 years, 8 months ago

Nine states, 15 days: India is witnessing a spate of communal violence

Firstpost  

In the past 15 days, Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti processions have descended into violence and chaos across states in the country. Madhya Pradesh On 10 April, clashes broke out in Khargone city when a Ram Navami procession crossed the sensitive Talab Chowk area near Jama Masjid. Later the police also lathicharged the Ram Navami procession.#RamNavami #BengalBurning pic.twitter.com/Z9hoURGH15 — Right …

Jahangirpuri Violence: Delhi Police Submits Preliminary Report To Home Ministry, Points To 'Criminal Conspiracy'
2 years, 8 months ago

Jahangirpuri Violence: Delhi Police Submits Preliminary Report To Home Ministry, Points To 'Criminal Conspiracy'

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Delhi police have submitted their preliminary investigation report to the Home Ministry giving details about the Jahangirpuri riots which took place on Saturday during a Hanuman Jayanti procession. The Delhi police registered an FIR on Monday against the organisers of a Hanuman Jayanti procession that triggered communal riots in Jahangirpuri on Saturday, while drones kept a hawk-eye …

Jahangirpuri violence: 'Riots a criminal conspiracy', says Delhi Police in its interim report to MHA
2 years, 8 months ago

Jahangirpuri violence: 'Riots a criminal conspiracy', says Delhi Police in its interim report to MHA

India TV News  

Highlights Delhi Police recovered a sophisticated pistol from Sonu alias Imam alias Yunus Case has been registered against Sonu under section 25 of the Arms Act The accused has disclosed that he had fired from his pistol during the incident Heavy deployment of security personnel in violence-hit Jahangirpuri in northwest Delhi will continue till the time normalcy returns, officials said …

Centre monitoring situation in Delhi's Jahangirpuri amid police probe| 10 points
2 years, 8 months ago

Centre monitoring situation in Delhi's Jahangirpuri amid police probe| 10 points

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah is monitoring the situation in Delhi after clashes broke out in the Jahangirpuri area of the city on Saturday, officials have said, adding that he spoke to Delhi top cop Rakesh Asthana and told police to take strict action against those involved. Hundreds of police personnel remained deployed in northwest Delhi on Monday, two days …

Most of violence-hit in Delhi's Jahangirpuri stays indoors as cops keep watch
2 years, 8 months ago

Most of violence-hit in Delhi's Jahangirpuri stays indoors as cops keep watch

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Police on Monday arrested two people who were allegedly involved in the Saturday evening’s violence at north west Delhi’s Jahangirpuri even as tension prevailed in the area with the police cordoning off the entire area around the mosque where two groups clashed, and the police officers facing minor resistance while arresting a suspect. Delhi Police commissioner Rakesh Asthana …

OPINION | Jahangirpuri: Do not spread hatred and lies, let police finish its probe
2 years, 8 months ago

OPINION | Jahangirpuri: Do not spread hatred and lies, let police finish its probe

India TV News  

Fresh revelations have come forward that clearly establish that the violent clashes that took place during Hanuman Jayanti in Delhi’s crime-prone Jahangirpuri area on Saturday, was not a spontaneous clash, but was part of a pre-planned conspiracy. Muslim leaders alleged that Delhi Police took action only against Muslims, but Delhi Police chief Rakesh Asthana said, people from both communities were …

Delhi Violence: Amit Shah Calls for Strict Action, 28-yr-old Arrested for Opening Fire
2 years, 8 months ago

Delhi Violence: Amit Shah Calls for Strict Action, 28-yr-old Arrested for Opening Fire

News 18  

Home minister Amit Shah spoke to top officials of Delhi Police about the Jahangirpuri violence case and directed the force to take strict action, so as to avoid a repeat of the riots in the northeastern part of the city in 2020. Three prime accused, including a man who allegedly opened fire during the clashes, have been arrested while Delhi …

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