Jahangirpuri violence: Petitions seek Supreme Court intervention, NIA probe
2 years, 8 months ago

Jahangirpuri violence: Petitions seek Supreme Court intervention, NIA probe

India Today  

A Delhi-based lawyer has written to Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, urging him to take cognisance of the Jahangirpuri violence. The letter by Delhi-based lawyer Amritpal Singh Khalsa read: "The Delhi Police investigation so far, has been partial and communal. Khalsa sought the SC’s orders to set up a “committee headed by sitting judge of the apex court to conduct an impartial probe into the Jahangirpuri riots”. In this entire incident, seven to eight Delhi Police personnel and civilians were severely injured and private property was damaged,” Khalsa said. In a separate petition, lawyer Vineet Jindal has moved a PIL in the Supreme Court, seeking an NIA investigation into the Jahangirpuri riots to check the involvement of ISIS and other terrorist outfits.

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PIL in Allahabad HC seeks CBI probe into Sambhal violence
3 weeks, 5 days ago

PIL in Allahabad HC seeks CBI probe into Sambhal violence

Hindustan Times  

A public interest litigation petition has been filed before the Allahabad high court seeking a CBI probe into the November 24 violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district. Violence erupted in Sambhal district on November 24 after a team led by an advocate commissioner surveyed the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid on the orders of a local court. To recall, violence erupted …

Manipur violence: Anti-terror agency NIA takes over probe into Jiribam incidents
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1 month ago

Manipur violence: Anti-terror agency NIA takes over probe into Jiribam incidents

Firstpost  

The NIA has taken over probe into three cases of incidents of violence in Manipur’s Jiribam. The state has been witnessing fresh unrest since Saturday with people protesting after the recovery of six decomposed bodies in the area The National Investigation Agency, on Monday, took over the probe into three cases of fresh violence in Manipur. 1 - November 8 …

NIA takes over Manipur violence cases
1 month, 1 week ago

NIA takes over Manipur violence cases

Hindustan Times  

The National Investigation Agency has taken over the probe into three cases pertaining to fresh instances of violence in Manipur, people familiar with the development said on Monday. The state government has already handed over the Jiribam case files to the NIA and the latter has re-registered the FIRs under various sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, arms act and unlawful …

NIA arrests 16 accused in West Bengal Ram Navami violence case
9 months, 4 weeks ago

NIA arrests 16 accused in West Bengal Ram Navami violence case

The Hindu  

In a major development, the National Investigation Agency has arrested 16 persons accused of being involved in the West Bengal Ram Navami violence about a year ago. The incident took place on March 30, 2023 during a procession to celebrate Ram Navami in Dalkhola area of Uttar Dinajpur district. Subsequently, on April 27 last year, the Calcutta High Court ordered …

Gujarat: Niaz, Imran, & Mohammed among 11 arrested for attack on Shiv Yatra in Thasra
1 year, 3 months ago

Gujarat: Niaz, Imran, & Mohammed among 11 arrested for attack on Shiv Yatra in Thasra

Op India  

On 15 September 2023, the final day of the Shravan month, a Muslim mob attacked a Lord Shiva procession in Thasra, Gujarat. As per media accounts, the police, while investigating the madrasa from where stones were thrown at the Hindu procession in Thasra, discovered a substantial quantity of stones on Saturday, September 16, 2023, during a site inspection conducted by …

Plea filed for NIA inquiry into anti-Hindu violence in Haryana's Nuh
1 year, 3 months ago

Plea filed for NIA inquiry into anti-Hindu violence in Haryana's Nuh

Op India  

A petition seeking an NIA inquiry into the spate of anti-Hindu violence that rocked Haryana’s Nuh has been filed in the Supreme Court of India. The petition addresses the instances of unnatural fatalities and deliberate communal conflicts faced by the Hindu community in the Nuh district of Haryana, as well as neighbouring areas like Gurugram and Sohna. “As per the …

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 …

Tough action against culprits, says MP minister Narottam Mishra on Khandwa clash
1 year, 4 months ago

Tough action against culprits, says MP minister Narottam Mishra on Khandwa clash

Hindustan Times  

KHANDWA: Madhya Pradesh home minister Narottam Mishra on Tuesday told the police to take tough action against the culprits behind a clash during the Kanwar yatra on Monday evening after investigators ruled out a communal angle to the clash. “Prima facie, investigation showed that the a clash broke out between two groups of people participating in the yatra,” Khandwa superintendent …

Ram Navami violence: State not co-operating, probe agency tells Calcutta High Court
1 year, 4 months ago

Ram Navami violence: State not co-operating, probe agency tells Calcutta High Court

India Today  

The National Investigation Agency approached the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday and said the West Bengal government was not-cooperating in its investigation into the Ram Navami violence. The Calcutta High Court, on April 27, ordered an NIA probe into the violence that occurred during the Ram Navami processions in Shivpur of Howrah, Rishara-Chandanagar of Hooghly, and Dalkhola of North Dinajpur. …

Anti-Hindu Delhi riots: Court frames charges of attempt to murder, rioting against 13 persons
1 year, 6 months ago

Anti-Hindu Delhi riots: Court frames charges of attempt to murder, rioting against 13 persons

Op India  

A Delhi Court, hearing North East Delhi riots case, has framed charges under sections related to attempt to murder, rioting and other offences against 13 persons. Javed Khan alias Shanu, Faisal, Shahjad Khan alias Montu, Shoaib Khan, Imran Khan, Badshah Khan, Irfan Khan, Siraj Khan, Arman alias Arbaz, Aman alias Suhail and Iqbal Khan alias Sonu under attempt to murder, …

Calcutta HC orders NIA probe into Ram Navami violence
1 year, 7 months ago

Calcutta HC orders NIA probe into Ram Navami violence

Hindustan Times  

The Calcutta high court on Thursday ordered the National Investigation Agency to probe into the violence that occurred in West Bengal’s Howrah district during the Ram Navami celebrations in March. The high court ordered the state police to hand over the investigation to NIA Hearing a PIL moved by Bharatiya Janata Party legislator and leader of the opposition in the …

Calcutta High Court Directs NIA To Probe Ram Navami Violence In Bengal
1 year, 7 months ago

Calcutta High Court Directs NIA To Probe Ram Navami Violence In Bengal

ABP News  

New Delhi: Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered a probe by the National Investigation Agency into the violence that broke out in Howrah and Dalkhola districts and other parts of West Bengal during Ram Navami celebrations. Earlier this month, the Calcutta High Court sought an action taken report from the West Bengal government on the clashes during the Ram Navami …

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 …

HC directs Bengal govt to deploy central forces ahead of Hanuman Jayanti
1 year, 8 months ago

HC directs Bengal govt to deploy central forces ahead of Hanuman Jayanti

Hindustan Times  

The Calcutta High Court Wednesday directed the West Bengal government to requisition central forces for assisting the state police in maintaining peace during Hanuman Jayanti celebrations. The court also directed the Centre to make swift arrangements for such deployment on receipt of requisition from the state. Observing that prevention is better than cure, a division bench presided by Acting Chief …

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 …

India terror law haunts Muslims jailed since 2020 for Delhi riots
1 year, 9 months ago

India terror law haunts Muslims jailed since 2020 for Delhi riots

Al Jazeera  

Activists and family members of those languishing in jail for 2020 violence say the ‘draconian’ UAPA law is being misused to deny them bail. “The reason why these people are still in jail in spite of charges being dismissed on so many grounds is that they have been booked under a draconian law like UAPA which calls itself an anti-terror …

2020 Delhi Riots: Court Frames Charges of Rioting, Arson Against Rajdhani School Owner, Four Others
1 year, 10 months ago

2020 Delhi Riots: Court Frames Charges of Rioting, Arson Against Rajdhani School Owner, Four Others

News 18  

A court here has charged a school owner and four others of rioting and arson in an alleged case of torching of properties and stone pelting during the 2020 northeast Delhi riots. According to the prosecution, the riotous mob was ”using Rajdhani School as a base for the purpose of throwing petrol bombs and pelting stones at the properties belonging …

Jamia Nagar violence: HC seeks stand of Sharjeel Imam, others on police challenge to discharge
1 year, 10 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 …

Jahangirpuri Violence: Delhi High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail, Says Accused Allegedly Tried To Create A "Rift Between Two Communities"
2 years, 4 months ago

Jahangirpuri Violence: Delhi High Court Refuses Anticipatory Bail, Says Accused Allegedly Tried To Create A "Rift Between Two Communities"

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday denied anticipatory bail to an accused in connection with the Jahangirpuri riots observing that his conduct was allegedly an "attempt to disturb the communal harmony of the area" by trying to create a "rift between two communities. The Delhi High Court on Wednesday denied anticipatory bail to an accused in connection with the Jahangirpuri …

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 …

Jahangirpuri violence case: Delhi Police files charge sheet in Rohini court
2 years, 5 months ago

Jahangirpuri violence case: Delhi Police files charge sheet in Rohini court

India TV News  

The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police on Thursday filed a charge sheet in the Jahangirpuri violence case in Rohini court. The 2000-page charge sheet also mentioned the names of the conspirators in the violence in which eight police personnel and a civilian sustained injuries. Delhi Police also presented video pieces of evidence in court. The charge sheet will be …

Gujarat riots: SC dismisses plea for probe into larger conspiracy
2 years, 6 months ago

Gujarat riots: SC dismisses plea for probe into larger conspiracy

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking a probe into the “larger conspiracy” related to the 2002 Gujarat riots that left over 1,000 people dead, saying it is devoid of merits. A bench of justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari, and CT Ravikumar upheld a Gujarat court’s order accepting a Special Investigation Team ’s closure report exonerating 64 people, …

Jahangirpuri violence: The Wire fearmongers that Muslim families are leaving fearing police action
2 years, 6 months ago

Jahangirpuri violence: The Wire fearmongers that Muslim families are leaving fearing police action

Op India  

On June 2, 2022, leftist propaganda website The Wire published a report about the violence that took place in Jahangirpuri Delhi. Encroachments back on the road where Bulldozers acted The Wire claimed in the report that the atmosphere of the region where bulldozers removed the encroachments was filled with fear. At Shorab’s shop Apart from junk, shops selling goods like …

[Jahangirpuri Riots] 'Appears To Be Of A Phishing Kind': High Court Dismisses Plea By Accused Alleging Harassment By Delhi Police
2 years, 6 months ago

[Jahangirpuri Riots] 'Appears To Be Of A Phishing Kind': High Court Dismisses Plea By Accused Alleging Harassment By Delhi Police

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea filed by an accused in connection with the Jahangirpuri riots seeking directions on the city police not to harass him and his family members in the name of interrogation. The plea was filed by one Sheikh Ishrafil, who is alleged by the prosecution to be one of the main conspirators and perpetrators …

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 …

'Innocent Hindus' being framed by Delhi Police in Jahangirpuri violence case: VHP
2 years, 7 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 …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Jahangirpuri Clashes: Delhi Court Extends Custodial Interrogation of 5 Accused Booked Under NSA
2 years, 8 months ago

Jahangirpuri Clashes: Delhi Court Extends Custodial Interrogation of 5 Accused Booked Under NSA

News 18  

A Delhi court on Saturday extended by eight days the custodial interrogation of five persons, booked under the stringent National Security Act in connection with the April 16 Jahangirpuri violence. Metropolitan Magistrate Mayank Goel sent Ansar, the alleged “main conspirator” behind the violence; Sonu, who was seen in a video opening fire during the clashes Salim, Ahir and Dilshad to …

Illegal Funding Angle to Jahangirpuri Rioting? Delhi Top Cop Writes to ED to Probe Accused's Properties
2 years, 8 months ago

Illegal Funding Angle to Jahangirpuri Rioting? Delhi Top Cop Writes to ED to Probe Accused's Properties

News 18  

In a fresh twist to the Jahangirpuri violence case, Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana has written to the Enforcement Directorate to probe prime accused Ansar under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act on the suspicion that his properties were presumably made by gambling money. Stone-pelting and arson were reported during the clashes in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri on Hanuman Jayanti that left …

Jahangirpuri violence: Conspiracy hatched a week ago, say sources
2 years, 8 months ago

Jahangirpuri violence: Conspiracy hatched a week ago, say sources

India TV News  

Highlights Jahangirpuri violence was pre-planned by prime accused Mohammed Ansar Sheikh Red colour stones were assembled by the accused at the roof top of several houses Crime Branch has also scanned dump data of the 10,000 numbers which were active in the area The Jahangirpuri violence was pre-planned by prime accused Mohammed Ansar Sheikh, said sources in the Delhi Police's …

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: Congress delegation reaches riot-hit area, stopped by police
2 years, 8 months ago

Jahangirpuri violence: Congress delegation reaches riot-hit area, stopped by police

Firstpost  

The Congress delegation included former Union minister Ajay Maken and AICC in-charge of the state unit Shaktisinh Gohi New Delhi: A delegation of Congress leaders visited violence-hit Jahangirpuri on Thursday but were stopped by the police from going to the area where an anti-encroachment drive was conducted by the North MCD a day before. The Congress delegation included former Union …

Jahangirpuri demolition case: Who said what in today's Supreme Court hearing
2 years, 8 months ago

Jahangirpuri demolition case: Who said what in today's Supreme Court hearing

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday extended its order halting demolitions in Delhi's Jahangirpuri, where violence erupted April 16 as a Hanuman Jayanti procession was passing through a Muslim-dominated residential block. ht newResidents look through the rubble after the North Delhi Municipal Corporation razed shops during an anti-encroachment drive in Jahangirpuri in New Delhi on Wednesday. A bench led by Justice …

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 …

Action taken on basis of 'crime', not on 'community': Naqvi on Jahangirpuri arrests
2 years, 8 months ago

Action taken on basis of 'crime', not on 'community': Naqvi on Jahangirpuri arrests

The Hindu  

Hitting out at those alleging biased action in the Jahangirpuri violence case, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday said action has been taken on the basis of "crime and conspiracy", not on "caste and community". The senior BJP leader's remarks came after All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen leader Asaduddin Owaisi alleged that "one-sided action" is being taken in the Jahangirpuri …

North Delhi civic body targets illegal houses in violence-hit Jahangirpuri, asks for 400 cops
2 years, 8 months ago

North Delhi civic body targets illegal houses in violence-hit Jahangirpuri, asks for 400 cops

India Today  

A few days after communal clashes erupted in Delhi's Jahangirpuri, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation has announced a 'special joint encroachment removal action programme' in the area on April 20 and 21. This comes after Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta wrote a letter to the NDMC mayor alleging that those accused in the Jahangirpuri violence case had indulged in illegal …

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 …

Delhi: Five Jahangirpuri violence accused booked under National Security Act day after Amit Shah directed police to take strict action
2 years, 8 months ago

Delhi: Five Jahangirpuri violence accused booked under National Security Act day after Amit Shah directed police to take strict action

Firstpost  

So far, 21 people have been arrested and two juveniles detained in connection with the incident that left nine people injured including eight police personnel injured on 16 April New Delhi: National Security Act was on Tuesday imposed against five culprits involved in the clashes that took place in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri that erupted between members of two groups during a …

Jahangirpuri Violence: Five Accused Charged Under Stringent National Security Act
2 years, 8 months ago

Jahangirpuri Violence: Five Accused Charged Under Stringent National Security Act

ABP News  

New Delhi: Five of the accused in the violence that broke out last week in Delhi's Jahangirpuri have been charged under the stringent National Security Act, ANI reported. The development comes a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah directed the Delhi Police to take strict action against those involved in the Jahangirpuri violence on Hanuman Jayanti. READ | Delhi …

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