September 19, 2024

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Yet one more arrested in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri violence case

Through PTI

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police’s Crime Department has arrested yet another particular person in reference to the remaining month Jahangirpuri violence which broke out right through a Hanuman Jayanti procession, officers mentioned on Thursday.

The accused has been recognized as Abdul alias Raja and he used to be arrested from the nationwide capital, an reliable mentioned.

“Abdul used to be discovered to be allegedly considering rioting. In one of the crucial CCTV pictures that used to be being analysed via our group, it used to be observed that Abdul used to be threatening folks with an awl in his hand,” a senior police officer mentioned.

With this, 37 folks, together with 3 juveniles, had been apprehended via police to this point. Clashes had damaged out between two communities right through the procession in Jahangirpuri within the capital on April 16, leaving 8 police group of workers and a neighborhood injured.

Consistent with police, there used to be pelting of stones and arson right through the clashes and a few automobiles had been additionally torched.

Days after the violence, Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana wrote to the Enforcement Directorate to research cash laundering fees in opposition to the top accused within the case. The police have slapped the stringent Nationwide Safety Act in opposition to 5 of the accused within the case.