Jahangirpuri violence case: Accused Ansar and Aslam sent to 1-day police custody, cops make 6 fresh arrests
Hindustan TimesAnsar and Aslam, the two main accused in the Jahangirpuri violence case were on Sunday sent to 1-day police custody by Delhi’s Rohini court, while 12 other accused were remanded to judicial custody for 14 days, a day after communal clashes broke out in this area in the northwest region of the national capital. Paramilitary personnel stand guard at a site where violence broke out between two communities during the Shobha Yatra procession on Hanuman Jayanti, at Jahangirpuri, in New Delhi on Sunday. During arguments in the court, the Delhi Police claimed that Aslam and Ansar had prior knowledge of the Hanuman Jayanti process would pass through the area. Meanwhile, the police made six fresh arrests in connection with the violence, with the total number of arrests rising to 20, while two minors were also apprehended, said Usha Rangani, DCP North-West, Delhi Police.