Delhi violence victims start receiving immediate assistance
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi violence victims start receiving immediate assistance

India TV News  

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. "The families affected by the recent violence in Delhi began to receive immediate financial assistance of Rs 25,000 on Sunday. The violence, which erupted on February 23, in Jafrabad, Maujpur, Babarpur, Chand Bagh, Shiv Vihar, Bhajan Pura, Yamuna Vihar and Mustafabad areas of northeast Delhi claimed at least 42 lives and left over 200 injured. Families continue to search for loves one missing after Delhi violence 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.

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5 injured as gang war erupts in Delhi, AAP slams BJP over rising crime in city
4 days, 6 hours ago

5 injured as gang war erupts in Delhi, AAP slams BJP over rising crime in city

India Today  

A gunfight broke out between two gangs on Delhi street on Sunday night, leaving two critical and three injured. AAP Attacks BJP Over 'Dangerous' Law And Order Situation Day after the incident, former Deputy Chief Minister and senior Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia questioned the law and order situation in Delhi under Union Home Minister Amit Shah with barely …

Delhi Grants Jobs to 1984 Anti-Sikh Riot Survivors After 40-Year Wait
1 month ago

Delhi Grants Jobs to 1984 Anti-Sikh Riot Survivors After 40-Year Wait

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 09, 2024 09:36 IST - 9 MINS READ On November 22, Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena distributed appointment letters to 47 survivors of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots at an event in Tilak Vihar, marking a significant, albeit delayed, milestone in fulfilling promises made nearly four decades ago. While 22 victims have previously joined MTS positions and 300-400 …

Delhi: Three held for killing 74-yr-old man in snatching spree in Sagarpur
1 year, 5 months ago

Delhi: Three held for killing 74-yr-old man in snatching spree in Sagarpur

India TV News  

A 74-year-old person was killed and two others were harmed after three individuals went after them in separate robbery bids in southwest Delhi. The three separate incidents of stabbing occurred in the Sagarpur area within just 30 minutes, they said. In one of the incidents that occurred close to Mohan Block, the harmed person—recognized as Mohan Lal Chhabra, an occupant …

Delhi riots case: Court frames murder charges against AAP's Tahir Hussain, others
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi riots case: Court frames murder charges against AAP's Tahir Hussain, others

India Today  

Delhi's Karkardooma Court has framed murder charges against former Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain and 10 others in connection with the murder of Intelligence Bureau official Ankit Sharma during the 2020 Delhi riots. Tahir Hussain and 10 others were charged under Sections 147, 148, 153A, 302, 365, 120B, 149, 188 and 153A of the Indian Penal Code. The Delhi …

Three years on, here is a compilation of all the OpIndia ground reports on 2020 Delhi riots
1 year, 10 months ago

Three years on, here is a compilation of all the OpIndia ground reports on 2020 Delhi riots

Op India  

On the 24th and 25th of February 2020, India’s national capital Delhi saw large-scale anti-Hindu riots which marked the culmination of the hostility, hatred, and anger spread by the anti-CAA protests by the Islamists in Shaheen Bagh and other areas. Hindu shops were specifically targetted OpIndia visited Delhi’s Chand Bagh area on the 27th of February 2020, in the aftermath …

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal announces Rs 10 lakh aid to Kasturba Nagar gang-rape victim
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal announces Rs 10 lakh aid to Kasturba Nagar gang-rape victim

India TV News  

Highlights "We will also rehabilitate the girl", said CM Arvind Kejriwal The Delhi government will make all possible efforts to give her justice Police had said that personal enmity had led to the attack on the woman on January 26 Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced Rs 10 lakh aid to the 20-year-old woman who was allegedly gang-raped …

Delhi government to give Rs 50,000 ex-gratia to over 21,900 families who lost member to COVID-19
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi government to give Rs 50,000 ex-gratia to over 21,900 families who lost member to COVID-19

Firstpost  

This amount is in addition to the financial aid of Rs 50,000 being provided by the city government under the ‘Mukhyamantri COVID-19 Pariwar Aarthik Sahayata Yojana’ New Delhi: A total of 21,914 families who have lost their loved ones to COVID-19 in Delhi have received one-time ex-gratia of Rs 50,000 from the Delhi Disaster Response Fund, officials said on 23 …

Delhi: Two killed, two rescued after house collapses in Begumpur area
3 years ago

Delhi: Two killed, two rescued after house collapses in Begumpur area

India TV News  

Highlights two people died, two rescued from house collapse Fire services informed about incident at around 4:15 am The injured people were admitted to the Ambedkar Hospital Two people have died and two have been rescued after a house collapsed in Delhi's Begumpur area in the early hours on Friday, informed Delhi Fire Service. As per Delhi Fire Service, two …

Kin of Delhi Covid victims to get additional Rs 50,000 from disaster response fund
3 years ago

Kin of Delhi Covid victims to get additional Rs 50,000 from disaster response fund

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Families that have lost loved ones to COVID-19 in Delhi will get a one-time ex gratia assistance of Rs 50,000 from the Delhi Disaster Response Fund, in addition to the financial aid of an equal amount being provided by the city government, officials said. Around 21,000 such families have received financial assistance of Rs 50,000 under the Delhi …

Delhi riots: Investigation standard 'very poor' in large number of cases, says court
3 years, 4 months ago

Delhi riots: Investigation standard 'very poor' in large number of cases, says court

India Today  

A Delhi court has said that the standard of investigation in a large number of 2020 northeast riots cases is “very poor” and sought the intervention of the Delhi Police Commissioner. Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav made the observations while framing charges against one Ashraf Ali for allegedly attacking police officials with acid, glass bottles and bricks during the communal …

Delhi Police fined Rs 25,000 by court for 'miserably failing' to investigate 2020 Delhi riots
3 years, 5 months ago

Delhi Police fined Rs 25,000 by court for 'miserably failing' to investigate 2020 Delhi riots

India Today  

The Delhi Police has been fined Rs 25,000 by a court in Delhi for "miserably failing" in their duty to investigate cases related to the February 2020 riots in north-east Delhi. The court noted that in one of the FIRs pertaining to the Delhi riots cases, the Delhi Police conducted the investigation in a “most casual, callous and farcical manner”. …

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Delhi Riots' Victim's Plea For Rs.5 lakh Damages For Shop Looted, Burnt
3 years, 9 months ago

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Delhi Riots' Victim's Plea For Rs.5 lakh Damages For Shop Looted, Burnt

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on and sought responses of the Centre, Delhi Government and others on a plea by a Delhi 2020 riots victim seeking damages worth Rs. 5 lakhs against the looting, burning and destroying of his rented shop in North-East Delhi's Shiv Vihar.Justice Prathiba M. Singh sought replies from the Deputy Commissioner and the Sub-Divisional …

Delhi Riots: Police arrested 1,829 persons, filed 755 FIRs, govt tells Parliament
3 years, 10 months ago

Delhi Riots: Police arrested 1,829 persons, filed 755 FIRs, govt tells Parliament

India Today  

Deli Poice arrested 1,829 people and filed 755 FIRs in connection with the northeast Delhi riots last year, Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy told Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The minister said that out of the 755 FIRs filed, 62 were linked to heinous crimes and were investigated by the special investigation teams in the crime branch. One …

Delhi riots 2020: One year on…
3 years, 10 months ago

Delhi riots 2020: One year on…

India Today  

On February 23, 2020 - clashes between pro and anti-CAA protesters in Jafrabad turned into communal violence and spread across northeast Delhi over the next four days. India Today TV revisited the scenes of violence during the northeast Delhi riots, in which 53 people were killed and at least 581 were injured. LOCATION: CHAND BAGH Roads full of people, a …

Counting the cost of violence
3 years, 10 months ago

Counting the cost of violence

Live Mint  

This time last year, as covid-19 was beginning its rampage across the globe, the Union government was preparing to welcome then US president Donald Trump—and trying to play down the nationwide protests against the amended citizenship law. After hearing petitions on the violence, the high court rebuked the police for its “appalling” failure to contain the rioting. The trial has …

Over 150 police personnel injured in violent clashes with rampaging mob of 'farmers'
3 years, 11 months ago

Over 150 police personnel injured in violent clashes with rampaging mob of 'farmers'

Op India  

As per the reports, over 150 police personnel have been injured after the tractor rally turned violent in Delhi after a large group of protestors entered the national capital from unauthorized routes on Republic Day. 153 policemen were injured – Delhi Police Anil Mittal, Additional PRO, Delhi Police, informed that 86 police personnel were injured, but the figure was later …

Delhi Riots: Delhi High Court Issues Notice To Delhi Govt In Plea Seeking Compensation For Victims
4 years, 1 month ago

Delhi Riots: Delhi High Court Issues Notice To Delhi Govt In Plea Seeking Compensation For Victims

Live Law  

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea seeking interim and full compensation for the victims of the riots that broke out in the northeast districts of Delhi. It is argued that these victims immediately require interim and full compensation but the amount specified by the Delhi Government in its compensation scheme is inadequate to provide relief. Seeking financial …

Ensure Ex-gratia to All Genuine Victims of Delhi Riots: Assembly Minority Welfare Panel to Officials
4 years, 2 months ago

Ensure Ex-gratia to All Genuine Victims of Delhi Riots: Assembly Minority Welfare Panel to Officials

News 18  

Delhi government officials were on Wednesday directed by the Legislative Assembly's minority welfare committee to ensure payment of compensation to all genuine victims of the riots that occurred in the northeast parts of the city in February. The committee, in its meeting chaired by Amantullah Khan, also heard the versions of victims who claimed of being given no or less …

185 Claims of Delhi Riots Victims Remain Pending, Over Rs 21 Crore Disbursed till Now
4 years, 3 months ago

185 Claims of Delhi Riots Victims Remain Pending, Over Rs 21 Crore Disbursed till Now

News 18  

After wide-spread violence ravaged the national capital and led to death of 53 people and colossal property destruction, the Delhi government has settled over 1,661 claims sought by riots victims amounting to over 21 crore. According to data in the charge sheet filed by the Delhi Police in a riots case, the government has disbursed a total of Rs 21,93,29,050 …

Delhi municipal count puts COVID-linked funerals at double the death toll
4 years, 6 months ago

Delhi municipal count puts COVID-linked funerals at double the death toll

The Hindu  

The municipal corporations of Delhi have facilitated funerals of 2,098 confirmed COVID-19 cases, about double the official death toll reported so far, heads of the three civic bodies said at a press conference on Thursday. “Neither are they able to treat patients nor are they able to give proper numbers,” said Jai Prakash, Chairman of the standing committee of the …

Parliament proceedings live | 700 FIRs registered; 2647 people detained/arrested in connection with Delhi violence: Home Minister
4 years, 9 months ago

Parliament proceedings live | 700 FIRs registered; 2647 people detained/arrested in connection with Delhi violence: Home Minister

The Hindu  

The Budget Session of the Parliament of India resumes on Wednesday after a break for Holi. Here are the latest updates: Lok Sabha | 6.40 pm Delhi police did not allow to spread the riots in other areas: Amit Shah Home Minister Amit Shah says everyone in the House described the Delhi riots in their own words. Lok Sabha | …

Delhi violence: At least 690 cases registered, 2,200 people held; AAP launches two-day compensation drive for riot victims
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi violence: At least 690 cases registered, 2,200 people held; AAP launches two-day compensation drive for riot victims

Firstpost  

On Saturday, a Delhi court allowed police three more days’ custodial interrogation of Shahrukh Pathan, who allegedly pointed a gun at an unarmed police head constable during the riots in Maujpur. New Delhi: Delhi police said on Saturday they have registered 690 cases and held nearly 2,200 people in connection with the communal riots that took place in northeast Delhi, …

Delhi riots: One held for killing sweet shop employee who wanted to join Army
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi riots: One held for killing sweet shop employee who wanted to join Army

India Today  

A 27-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly being involved in another man's killing during the communal violence in northeast Delhi last month, police said on Saturday. The crime branch, probing the murder cases registered during the riots, has arrested Shahnawaz for allegedly killing 20-year-old Dilbar Singh Negi and is trying to identify the other suspects. He had come to …

Delhi riots: 690 cases registered, violence victims find shelter in relief camps
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi riots: 690 cases registered, violence victims find shelter in relief camps

India Today  

Delhi Police officials on Saturday revealed that they have filed a total of 690 cases apart from detaining or arresting as many as 2,193 people in connection with the violence that broke out in Delhi's North East district in February of this year. The Delhi government on Saturday said it has ensured speedy drainage of rain water and provision of …

People involved in Delhi violence came from places near Meerut, Ghaziabad: Delhi Police
4 years, 10 months ago

People involved in Delhi violence came from places near Meerut, Ghaziabad: Delhi Police

India Today  

Those involved in the violence in northeast Delhi that erupted on February 23, had come in from nearby areas of Meerut and Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi Police said here on Friday. According to a police source, this information was revealed in a coordination meeting held at the DCP office in North-East district between the Delhi Police and Uttar Pradesh …

Delhi riots: Death toll rises to 53
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi riots: Death toll rises to 53

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The death toll in the communal violence in north-east Delhi rose to 53 on Thursday, with Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital reporting six more deaths. The detailed break-up is not available as of now,” said GTB hospital’s medical director Dr Sunil Kumar. Apart from the 44 in GTB hospital, three others died at Lok Nayak hospital and one more …

Delhi riots: Death toll rises to 53, Delhi Police register 654 cases
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi riots: Death toll rises to 53, Delhi Police register 654 cases

India Today  

The death toll in the recent violence that swept through Delhi’s North East district has risen to 53. On Thursday, the Delhi High Court directed the Delhi Police to publish the details of all unidentified bodies on its official website. The details of these bodies should be posted along with the photographs on the official website of the Delhi Police, …

Delhi riots: Police flip-flops on 'rescue' of Tahir Hussain
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi riots: Police flip-flops on 'rescue' of Tahir Hussain

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Hours after Additional CP Ajit Singla announced that Tahir Hussain was “rescued” from his house, the Delhi Police changed its stance saying the suspended AAP councillor was still on the run. The DCP northeast district tweeted in the evening that reports about the police rescuing Hussain was wrong. “A section of media has reported that Tahir Hussain was …

High cost of riots in northeast Delhi: List of 49 people who died during three days of violence
4 years, 10 months ago

High cost of riots in northeast Delhi: List of 49 people who died during three days of violence

Firstpost  

Delhi riots: To undertake this task we have triangulated and cross-referenced information across these different sources to arrive at names of people who were felled in this violence. Editor’s Note: This piece was originally published by The Polis Project *** We would like to introduce this list by first expressing our deepest condolences to the families of all those who …

Delhi violence: Crime branch to probe 47 murder cases
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi violence: Crime branch to probe 47 murder cases

India TV News  

The Delhi Police crime branch will investigate 47 murder cases which were filed after violence rocked the northeast part of the national capital, sources said on Monday. The death toll in the communal clashes over the Citizenship Amendment Act that erupted a week ago remained at 42 even as four bodies were fished out of drains in northeast Delhi on …

Delhi violence a matter of great shame: Harsh Mander
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi violence a matter of great shame: Harsh Mander

The Hindu  

Human rights and health activists on Monday demanded that State and Central governments immediately start trust-building measures, provide medical, legal and rehabilitation camps to help violence-affected people of northeast Delhi. Calling the violence a matter of great shame, activist Harsh Mander said it was hard to believe that the Delhi Police, the second largest police force in the country, couldn’t …

Delhi violence: Rights activists Harsh Mander, Anjali Bhardwaj accuse Centre, AAP govt of failure to provide medical, legal help to victims
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi violence: Rights activists Harsh Mander, Anjali Bhardwaj accuse Centre, AAP govt of failure to provide medical, legal help to victims

Firstpost  

Human rights activists on Monday denounced the Centre and Delhi government alleging that they failed to provide any medical or legal help to violence-affected people in northeast Delhi. The activists, including Harsh Mander, Anjali Bhardwaj, Annie Raja, and Harjit Singh Bhatti, also criticised India’s poor healthcare system, saying that “there’s no hospital near the affected areas”. New Delhi: Human rights …

Delhi violence toll rises to 47; Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned as Opposition raises uproar seeking Amit Shah's resignation
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi violence toll rises to 47; Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned as Opposition raises uproar seeking Amit Shah's resignation

Firstpost  

Heavy security deployment remained in place in Delhi even as the toll following the violence in its northeast district touched 47 on Monday Heavy security deployment remained in place in Delhi even as the toll following the violence in its northeast district touched 47 on Monday. Activists Anjali Bharadwaj, co-convenor of the National Campaign for People’s Right to Information, advocate …

Delhi violence: As tales of brutality during clashes spread, citizens organise to verify threats, lessen suffering
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi violence: As tales of brutality during clashes spread, citizens organise to verify threats, lessen suffering

Firstpost  

While videos of alleged police brutality and its personnel’s behaviour with rioters was doing the rounds on social media after the start of the communal violence in northeast Delhi, ordinary citizens decided to fill the vacuum created by the inaction of the State While videos of alleged police brutality and its personnel’s behaviour with rioters was doing the rounds on …

Delhi violence death toll mounts to 46, over 200 injured
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi violence death toll mounts to 46, over 200 injured

India TV News  

The death toll in the riot-hit northeast Delhi has surged to 46 after four more people who were being treated in hospitals succumbed to injuries. As per reports, 38 people were admitted at Guru Teg Bahadur hospital, 3 were at Lok Nayak Hospital, 1 at Jag Parvesh Chander Hospital and 4 at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital. Violence in northeast …

Affected families search for missing loved ones in Delhi violence
4 years, 10 months ago

Affected families search for missing loved ones in Delhi violence

India TV News  

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 in riot-hit Delhi starts receiving govt aid Victims of last week's communal violence in northeast Delhi have started receiving an immediate assistance …

Death toll in Delhi violence mounts to 46
4 years, 10 months ago

Death toll in Delhi violence mounts to 46

India Today  

The death toll in Delhi's violence rose to 46 on Monday as the situation remained tense but peaceful. While 38 have been reported dead at the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, three at Lok Nayak Hospital, four at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital and one at Jag Parvesh Chander Hospital. Delhi: Death toll rises to 46 now; in North East Delhi …

Delhi violence | Agonising wait at mortuary for missing kin
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi violence | Agonising wait at mortuary for missing kin

The Hindu  

The crowd outside the GTB hospital mortuary refuses to thin out with families still running around looking for ‘missing’ relatives on Sunday. Small passport-type photos or crowded family photos seem to the only solace now as people line up to check the mortuary for bodies holding these pictures for hospital staff, the police and the media, hoping for some information. …

Delhi violence: Uneasy calm as bodies of riot victims returned
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi violence: Uneasy calm as bodies of riot victims returned

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The eerie silence in violence-hit Old Mustafabad was shattered by wails, as the bodies of riot victims, released by the authorities, began arriving Saturday morning. Fear still stalks nearby Shiv Vihar, now destroyed, whose mostly Muslim residents have taken refuge in nearby Chaman Park, fearing another attack. “He said nothing will happen, but that night petrol bombs were …

Delhi violence | Situation peaceful in riot-hit areas
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi violence | Situation peaceful in riot-hit areas

The Hindu  

The situation in northeast Delhi was peaceful on February 29 with residents gradually coming to terms with the damage in communal riots in the area earlier this week. Sources, meanwhile, said the Delhi government is considering to issue a WhatsApp number on which people can complain about hate messages being circulated on the instant messaging app. The violence in Jaffrabad, …

Delhi violence | 1 killed in fresh attack; toll touches 42
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi violence | 1 killed in fresh attack; toll touches 42

The Hindu  

A 60-year-old rag picker, Ayyub Shabbir on Friday became the latest victim of the violence that has gripped the city since Sunday, taking the death toll in the clashes to 42. Shrivastava has been given additional charge of Commissioner of Police, Delhi from March 1 until “further orders,” an order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs said. Delhi violence …

Delhi violence, day 6 | Updates
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi violence, day 6 | Updates

The Hindu  

The death toll in the Delhi’s communal violence has gone up to 42 now with four more fatalities being recorded at the city’s GTB Hospital. Nearly 7,000 paramilitary personnel have been deployed in the affected areas of the northeast district since Monday to assist hundreds of Delhi police men and women to maintain peace. Here are the latest updates: 6.25 …

Delhi violence probe: Cops raid Tahir Hussain's house, man who aimed gun at constable missing
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi violence probe: Cops raid Tahir Hussain's house, man who aimed gun at constable missing

India Today  

After four days of violence in the national capital’s North East district, a team of Delhi Police finally swung into action and collected crucial evidence from a building owned by suspended AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain. The police have also seized petrol bombs, acid, stones and bricks which were allegedly used by rioters during the violence that jolted the national capital …

Death toll in Delhi violence goes up to 42 as affected areas see uneasy calm
4 years, 10 months ago

Death toll in Delhi violence goes up to 42 as affected areas see uneasy calm

India Today  

Death toll in the Delhi violence has now gone up to 42. The death toll was 38 till Thursday and among them are an Intelligence Bureau jawan and a Delhi Police head constable. Violent clashes broke out in northeast Delhi on Sunday evening that continued for 2 days before the rampaging mobs could be controlled. Delhi Police has transferred the …

Delhi violence: 14-year-old, who was presumed dead, survives bullet injury
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi violence: 14-year-old, who was presumed dead, survives bullet injury

The Hindu  

Presumed dead after being hit by a bullet on the back near his spine and brought to the hospital over two hours later, 14-year-old Faizan is now stable and is recovering at ward number 11 of GTB Hospital here on Thursday. GTB Hospital has so far reported 34 deaths, three deaths at LNJP Hospital and one at Jag Pravesh Chandra …

Delhi violence: Authorities focus on relief, rehabilitation as toll rises to 38; defiant Kapil Mishra blames anti-CAA protesters for riots
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi violence: Authorities focus on relief, rehabilitation as toll rises to 38; defiant Kapil Mishra blames anti-CAA protesters for riots

Firstpost  

As the Delhi government and law enforcement authorities made efforts to pick up the pieces in the wake of the violence in the National Capital’s northeast district on Thursday, BJP leader Kapil Mishra, whose ‘ultimatum’ comment was allegedly the catalyst for three days of riots, remained defiant and blamed sustained protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act for the violence. Delhi …

Delhi violence: Kejriwal announces Rs 10 lakh compensation for deceased’s family; lists out peace initiatives
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi violence: Kejriwal announces Rs 10 lakh compensation for deceased’s family; lists out peace initiatives

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday announced compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the families of those killed in the communal riots in Delhi, as he listed out several peace and rehabilitation measures for the city where 34 people have been killed and over 200 injured in the clashes. Addressing a press conference here, Mr. Kejriwal also said an immediate …

Delhi violence | Death toll rises to 38 as national capital limps to normalcy
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi violence | Death toll rises to 38 as national capital limps to normalcy

The Hindu  

The death toll in the communal violence that rocked the national capital since Sunday rose to 38 on Thursday, with 11 more persons succumbing to injuries at various hospitals. Mr. Kejriwal also announced that the Delhi government will provide an ex gratia of ₹10 lakh to families of those who lost their lives in the violence. The Lieutenant Governor of …

Kejriwal's first reaction on Tahir Hussain: 'Double the punishment if AAP leader found guilty of violence'
4 years, 10 months ago

Kejriwal's first reaction on Tahir Hussain: 'Double the punishment if AAP leader found guilty of violence'

India TV News  

Reacting to AAP councilor Tahir Hussain's alleged involvement in the violence in Northeast Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Thursday said: "double the punishment if the rioter is from the Aam Aadmi Party." If any Aam Aadmi Party person is found guilty then that person should be given double the punishment. Tahir Hussain's role in the violence emerged after the death …

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