Violence broke out during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri area on Saturday, leaving several police personnel injured.

Violence During Hanuman Jayanti Procession In Delhi's Jahangirpuri

New Delhi: Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana said on Saturday night that the situation is under control in Northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri area, where violent clashes broke out took after stones were allegedly pelted at a Hanuman Jayanti procession. "In today's incident in NW District, the situation is under control. Adequate additional force has been deployed in Jahangirpuri and other sensitive areas," the Asthana said. He further informed that senior officers have been asked to remain on the ground and closely supervise the law and order situation and undertake patrolling. Strict action will be taken against the guilty, he said. "Citizens are requested to not to pay heed to any rumour or fake news on social media," Asthana said. While the full details of the incident are yet to come out, sources said that the violence erupted after there was stone pelting on a 'Shobha Yatra' taken out in the area. A Fire Department official told IANS that they received several calls in the evening regarding arson in the area. "We can't respond to such requests, but at 6.43 p.m., we got a call about a fire incident at a shop in the Jahangirpuri area after which two fire tenders were immediately pressed into service," the official said. The injured have been shifted to the Babu Jagjeevan Ram hospital.—IANS

 Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana said on Saturday night that the situation is under control in Northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri area, where violent clashes broke out took after stones were allegedly pelted at a Hanuman Jayanti procession.

Situation Under Control, Senior Officers On Ground: Delhi Police Chief

New Delhi:&nbsp;Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday night that he has spoken with Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal over the violence that broke out in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area. “Spoke to the LG. He assured that all steps are being taken to ensure peace and that the guilty will not be spared,” Kejriwal said. Violence broke out in Jahangirpuri on Saturday after stones were pelted at a procession taken out on the occasion Hanuman Jayanti. Several police personnel have been reportedly injured, while some vehicles have also been torched. “The incident of stone pelting on the procession is highly condemnable. Strict action should be taken against those who are guilty. I appeal to all people — keep peace by holding each other’s hand,” Kejriwal tweeted. “I appeal to everyone to maintain peace as the country can not progress without it. The Central government has the responsibility to maintain peace in the national capital; appeal to people to maintain peace,” he said. Meanwhile, Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana has said that the situation is under control and adequate forces have been deployed in the area. —IANS

 Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Saturday night that he has spoken with Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal over the violence that broke out in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area.

LG Assured All Steps Being Taken To Ensure Peace, Says Kejriwal

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday evening spoke to Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthan to take stock of the situation after widespread clashes were reported from Delhi's Jahangirpuri area following alleged stone pelting on a Shobha Yatra, leaving several persons injured, including cops. Sources said the Delhi Police chief has also briefed the officials in the Ministry of Home Affairs regarding the present situation in the violence-hit area. A Fire Department official told IANS that received several calls in the evening regarding arson in the area. "We can't respond to such request, but at 6.43 p.m. we got a call about a fire incident at a shop in the Jahangirpuri area after which two fire tenders were immediately pressed into service," the official said. The official further informed that two fire engines are still in the area as a precautionary measure. The injured have been shifted to the Babu Jagjeevan Ram hospital. —IANS

 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday evening spoke to Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthan to take stock of the situation after widespread clashes were reported from Delhi's Jahangirpuri area following alleged stone pelting on a Shobha Yatra, leaving several persons injured, including cops.

Jahangirpuri Violence: Shah Speaks To Delhi Police Chief

New Delhi:&nbsp;Violent clashes broke out between two groups in the Jahangirpuri area of the National capital on Saturday evening, in which several people as well as police personnel were injured. The Delhi Police are yet to furnish any details about the incident. However, sources said that violence erupted after there was stone pelting during a Shobha Yatra taken out in the area. A Fire Department official told IANS that received several calls in the evening regarding arson in the area. “We can’t respond to such request, but at 6.43 p.m. we got a call about a fire incident at a shop in the Jahangirpuri area after which two fire tenders were immediately pressed into service,” the official said. The official further informed that two fire engines are still in the area as a precautionary measure. The injured have been shifted to the Babu Jagjeevan Ram hospital. —IANS

Violent clashes broke out between two groups in the Jahangirpuri area of the National capital on Saturday evening, in which several people as well as police personnel were injured.

Several Hurt As Clashes Break Out In Delhi’s Jahangirpuri, Police On High Alert

New Delhi: There is no evidence for the theory that a bid to plant saffron flags at a mosque led to violence in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri but was “a minor argument which later took the shape of massive violence”, Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana said on Monday.“The people who are saying that someone attempted to plant a flag there… it is not true,” he said at a press briefing on the Jahangirpuri communal violence.He said it is too soon to tell what the reason for provocation was . “This is part of the investigation. I can’t tell you anything because the investigation is yet to be completed,” he said. Asked again about planting the saffron flag, Asthana said: “It is not right. There was no such thing.” However, Jamiat-Ulema-e-Hind’s Delhi state General Secretary Abdul Raziq, who visited the site of the violence along with a delegation on Sunday, told IANS that when the third procession was passing near the mosque, some miscreants tried to enter and place a ‘saffron flag’ at the gate of the mosque.Asthana also said that at the time of violence the police were present in adequate numbers and initially even managed to separate both the groups.“Nine people, including 8 cops, were injured in the clashes. This shows that the police efficiently did their job which prevented any injury to the public,” he added.—IANS

There is no evidence for the theory that a bid to plant saffron flags at a mosque led to violence in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri but was “a minor argument which later took the shape of massive violence”, Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana said on Monday.

Jahangirpuri Violence: Delhi Police Chief Says No Bid To Plant Saffron Flag On Mosque

New Delhi: Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana on Monday said 23 people from both communities have been arrested so far in connection with the Jahangirpuri violence, and asserted that those involved will not be spared irrespective of class, creed or religion.The Delhi police chief also denied claims that attempts were made to hoist saffron flags at a local mosque in Jahangirpuri during the Hanuman Jayanti procession.He told a press conference that some people were trying to spread rumours on social media to keep the situation tense, and appealed to people to ignore them.The investigation into the Saturday clashes has been handed over to the Crime Branch and 14 teams have been formed to take it forward, he said, adding four forensics teams also visited the spot to gather evidence. The probe will cover all angles through analysis of CCTV footage and digital inputs, he said.—PTI&nbsp;

 Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana on Monday said 23 people from both communities have been arrested so far in connection with the Jahangirpuri violence, and asserted that those involved will not be spared irrespective of class, creed or religion.

Delhi Violence: 23 Held So Far, From Both Communities

New Delhi: The family members of a man, who allegedly fired shots during the communal clashes in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri, resorted to stone pelting on Monday when the policemen went to their house for investigation. DCP Usha Rangnani said a video was being circulated on social media since April 17, showing a man (in blue kurta) opening fire during riots in Jahangirpuri area on April 16. To investigate the matter, a police team of north west district had gone to the alleged shooter's house in CD Park road in his search and for examination of his family members. However, when the police reached there, the family members of the said man pelted two stones on them in retaliation following which the police detained one person from the spot. "Legal action is being taken and the situation is completely under control," the senior official said. The place where the riots took place on April 16 is still under heavy security cover. Even Commissioner Rakesh Asthana said the police will remain there in heavy numbers until and unless the situation is completely normalised. —IANS

 The family members of a man, who allegedly fired shots during the communal clashes in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri, resorted to stone pelting on Monday when the policemen went to their house for investigation.

Stones Pelted At Cops By Jahangirpuri Shooter's Family, One Detained

New Delhi: Delhi Police arrested five people and apprehended one minor of the same family in connection with the April 16 Delhi Jahangirpuri violence.A total of 23 people have been arrested and two juveniles apprehended so far in connection with the incident in which nine people, including eight police personnel and a civilian, were injured.Delhi Police have arrested people from 'both communities' for the violence. Among all the arrested, the police have arrested all the men of a family belonging to 'one particular community'.The accused have been identified as Suken Sarkar, his brother Suresh Sarkar, Suken's two sons Neeraj and Suraj, and Suken's brother-in-law Sujit.Police have also detained Suken's minor son.After the arrest, Suken's wife Durga Sarkar told ANI, "My husband, brother-in-law, three sons and my brother have been arrested by the police. They are all innocent. They were on the chariot in the procession and stones were pelted at him. A brick was thrown at my husband. His brother suffered severe injuries to his head, but despite this, they saved the Hanuman idol."Durga told that her husband came home and told her that people belonging to the 'other community' first started arguing with them and they also were the ones to start stone-pelting."My husband ran away from that place to save his life. He does a small job and my son is in Class 12. He has his board exams. If he is not released, his life would be ruined", she added.Durga Sarkar further alleged a larger conspiracy.She said, "Why is just my family members arrested? There were others too. This is a conspiracy, I want my family members to be released."Arrested Sujit's wife Meenu said, "My husband has been arrested by the police. He was pulling the chariot in the Shobha Yatra. He told that 5-6 people came from the mosque and asked them to stop the loudspeaker and stop chanting Jai Shri Ram.""When the people in the procession refused, hundreds of people from the 'other community' came out with swords and attacked the procession. My husband somehow ran to save his life", added Meenu.According to Meenu, her husband did not participate in stone-pelting. "Or he would only do it for self-defence. If someone comes to kill me, should I not try to protect myself?" she added."My husband knows all the people who actually started the riot. But despite this, the other community became heroes, our people became villains. We live in Hindustan and it is our right to chant Jai Shri Ram."Clashes broke out between two groups after stone-pelting incidents were reported from the Jahangirpuri area in the national capital on Saturday evening during a procession last Saturday.Some people, including two policemen, have been injured.—ANI

 Delhi Police arrested five people and apprehended one minor of the same family in connection with the April 16 Delhi Jahangirpuri violence.  A total of 23 people have been arrested and two juveniles apprehended so far in connection with the incident in which nine people, including eight police personnel and a civilian, were injured.

Jahangirpuri: 5 Of Family Arrested, Including Minor

 Delhi Police arrested five people and apprehended one minor of the same family in connection with the April 16 Delhi Jahangirpuri violence. A total of 23 people have been arrested and two juveniles apprehended so far in connection with the incident in which nine people, including eight police personnel and a civilian, were injured.


 

New Delhi: Heavy deployment of security personnel in violence-hit Jahangirpuri in northwest Delhi will continue till the time normalcy returns, officials said on Tuesday.Clashes broke out between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in Jahangirpuri on Saturday, in which eight police personnel and a local resident got injured.According to police, there was stone-pelting and arson during the clashes and some vehicles were also torched.On Monday, Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana had said that the presence of police personnel in sensitive areas, including Jahangirpuri, will continue till the situation becomes normal.Speaking to a television news channel, Asthana had said, “We have deployed adequate force not only in Jahangirpuri, but in other areas also. We will use technology for surveillance and are monitoring the situation to make sure that no untoward incident occurs in the future.” Meanwhile, the road in front of the mosque where the procession was allegedly attacked has been shut and the entire area cordoned off with barricades by police.Police have also pitched tents near the barricades. Over 500 police personnel and six companies of additional force have been deployed in the area round the clock. A total of 80 tear gas gun parties and water cannons have been deployed. Drones are also being used in the sensitive areas for rooftop surveillance, police said. All senior officers have been instructed to be at the spot to avoid any untoward incident, said.On Monday, a peace march was organised by police along with the members of Aman Committee in Jahangirpuri area.The committee appealed to the people of the area to maintain peace and harmony, not to spread and trust rumours or misinformation and to report mischievous activities, police said.—PTI&nbsp;

 Heavy deployment of security personnel in violence-hit Jahangirpuri in northwest Delhi will continue till the time normalcy returns, officials said on Tuesday.

Heavy Police Deployment To Continue In Jahangirpuri

 Heavy deployment of security personnel in violence-hit Jahangirpuri in northwest Delhi will continue till the time normalcy returns, officials said on Tuesday.





New Delhi: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) has threatened to launch “a battle” against the Delhi Police if any action is taken against its workers in connection with the Jahangirpuri violence during a Hanuman Jayanti procession.This comes after the police said it has registered an FIR against the organizers for taking out the procession without permission and arrested a VHP leader Prem Sharma. The police, however, withdrew the statement later, citing that IPC section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) is a bailable offense and the VHP leader was let off after questioning.Later, the police issued a revised statement that did not name the VHP and the Bajrang Dal.Usha Rangnani, Northwest Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) told PTI that an FIR was registered against organizers for carrying out a procession on Saturday without permission and one accused person was investigated.“We have learned that an FIR has been registered against VHP and Bajrang Dal activists, and one of the activists has been arrested as well. They (police) have done a big blunder,” said Vinod Bansal, national spokesperson of VHP.Rejecting police claim that the procession was taken out by the organizers without permission, he called it “absurd” saying, it seems the police have bowed down before “Islamic jihadis”.“If there was no permission, how police personnel in such a large number were accompanying the yatra (procession)?” Bansal questioned. VHP is “a law-abiding organization”, he said adding that leveling such an allegation against it and its activists raises many questions about the functioning of the police. VHP will not “tolerate such things.”The Hindutva member warned that “VHP will launch a battle if they (police) try to lodge a false case or pick any of its activists.”—PTI

The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) has threatened to launch “a battle” against the Delhi Police if any action is taken against its workers in connection with the Jahangirpuri violence during a Hanuman Jayanti procession.

VHP Threatens To Launch 'Battle' Against Delhi Police

The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) has threatened to launch “a battle” against the Delhi Police if any action is taken against its workers in connection with the Jahangirpuri violence during a Hanuman Jayanti procession.



New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to hear the plea against the ongoing demolition drive in Jahangirpuri in the national capital, after taking note of the submission, in which it was pointed out the status quo direction of the Supreme Court in the matter.On Wednesday morning, counsels Shahrukh Alam and Ajit Pujari approached the division bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla for an urgent listing of the matter. The Jahangirpuri area in northwest Delhi witnessed violent communal clashes that erupted between two groups of people, belonging to different communities, during a Shobha Yatra procession on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti on April 16. During the course of the hearing, Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma had opposed the mentioning of the matter, stating it is already before the Supreme Court. Notably, the apex court on Wednesday ordered status quo on the demolition drive being carried out by the municipal corporation against the alleged encroachers in the city and agreed to list the matter for hearing on Thursday before an appropriate bench. After the development also, Senior advocate Dushyant Dave again mentioned the Jahangirpuri demolition matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana, saying despite the top court’s order, the municipal corporation has not stopped the demolition drive.Dave said the top court order in the morning ordered status quo on the demolition, yet the municipal corporation did not stop the demolition drive at Jahangirpuri. He urged the top court to ask the secretary-general to communicate the court’s order to the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC), Mayor NDMC, and the Commissioner of Delhi Police. “Once it’s widely reported in the media, this is not appropriate…,” said Dave.Senior advocate Kapil Sibal also mentioned a plea filed by Jamiat Ulama-I-Hind questioning the validity of demolition launched after riots in several BJP-ruled states, including Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone. The bench agreed to list it with the Jahangirpuri matter on Thursday.—IANS

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to hear the plea against the ongoing demolition drive in Jahangirpuri in the national capital, after taking note of the submission, in which it was pointed out the status quo direction of the Supreme Court in the matter.  On Wednesday morning, counsels Shahrukh Alam and Ajit Pujari approached the division bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla for an urgent listing of the matter. 

HC Refuses To Hear Plea Against Demolition Drive In Delhi's Jahangirpuri

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to hear the plea against the ongoing demolition drive in Jahangirpuri in the national capital, after taking note of the submission, in which it was pointed out the status quo direction of the Supreme Court in the matter.

On Wednesday morning, counsels Shahrukh Alam and Ajit Pujari approached the division bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Navin Chawla for an urgent listing of the matter. 



 

New Delhi: Bulldozers razed several structures in violence-hit Jahangirpuri on Wednesday during an anti-encroachment drive by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation but it was stopped following a Supreme Court order.The anti-encroachment drive continued for one-and-a-half hours even after the Supreme Court directed authorities to stop it. A civic official, requesting anonymity, said the drive continued because of the absence of a written order from the Supreme Court. It was stopped as soon as the order was received, the official added. The Supreme Court directed the apex court Secretary-General to convey the earlier order to stop demolition in the riots-hit Jahangirpuri here to the NDMC Mayor and the Delhi Police Commissioner immediately.A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana, in the forenoon, ordered the stopping of the drive and also agreed to hear a petition challenging the action of the civic bodies allegedly aimed against the accused of the communal offences.Despite the apex court's directions, bulldozers were seen razing structures near a mosque in Jahangirpuri's C Block where a violence had erupted on April 16.The drive went on for 1.5 hours.Earlier, senior advocate Dushyant Dave mentioned a petition against the special joint encroachment removal action of civic bodies including the NDMC and the Public Works Department (PWD), and said 'a completely unauthorised and unconstitutional demolition' has been ordered.He alleged that the demolition, which was to start at 2 pm on Wednesday, has begun at 9 am and no mandatory notice for demolition has been served on the alleged violators.Later, Dave informed the court that despite its order, the demolition was on as the authorities are saying that the same has not been communicated to them.The SC took note of Dave's submission and directed the apex court Secretary-General to convey the earlier order to stop demolition to the NDMC Mayor and the Delhi Police Commissioner immediately."It will be too late otherwise," Dave said urging urgent remedial action on the part of the top court."Ok. Communicate it through Secretary-General or Registrar General (of the apex court) immediately," the CJI said.NDMC Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh said the drive has been stopped in the wake of Supreme Court's order."We will follow the Supreme Court orders. We have stopped the drive. The civic machinery there is now only lifting the garbage and other items lying on the roads in the area," Singh told PTI.Heavy police and paramilitary forces were deployed ahead of the drive.Officials said security forces were carrying out a flag march in the area and they took stock of the situation before the drive was launched.A drone has also been deployed to monitor the situation.Ahead of the drive, people in Jahangirpuri C Block voluntarily removed their belongings from roadsides, they said.The area witnessed violent clashes, including stone pelting, arson and firing, between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession on Saturday.Eight police personnel and a local resident had sustained injuries.Meanwhile, the Delhi high court on Wednesday agreed to hear during the course of the day pleas against the anti-encroachment drive in Jahangirpuri, but refused to interfere in the process at this stage.Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi asked the lawyers, who mentioned the cause for urgent listing and relief, to file their petitions and said, "I am not saying anything (on stopping the demolition) but that they (authorities) should be ready (with instructions)."Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma stated that the Supreme Court is already seized of the issue.The Acting Chief Justice said that the petitions would be heard during the course of the day once they were filed, and observed that 'there was nothing new' and the drive was 'already in contemplation'."They have acquired force now. You file it (the petitions)," he said and asked the authorities to be ready with instructions.The lawyer appearing for one of the aggrieved parties urged the court to 'protect' the dwellers till 2 pm.In the aftermath of the violence, some residents are not in the area and some are in custody, she added.—PTI

Bulldozers razed several structures in violence-hit Jahangirpuri on Wednesday during an anti-encroachment drive by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation but it was stopped following a Supreme Court order.

Jahangirpuri Razing Went On For 1.5 Hours After SC Order

Bulldozers razed several structures in violence-hit Jahangirpuri on Wednesday during an anti-encroachment drive by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation but it was stopped following a Supreme Court order.





New Delhi: 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 Bharatiya Janata Party 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 violence case. Clashes broke out between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession at Jahangirpuri on Saturday, leaving eight police personnel and a local resident injured. According to police, there was stone-pelting and arson during the clashes and some vehicles were also torched.Naqvi said the culprits have been arrested on the basis of the crime committed by them and not on the basis of their creed. "No one should be allowed to harm the harmony of society," he said."Some people are constantly engaged in delivering 'no-ball of hate' and 'hat-trick of hostility'," the minister told reporters. "The country and society will never allow such 'defeated players' to disturb communal and social harmony," Naqvi said. He said those trying to hide a crime behind 'communal cover' want to create 'fear' in society through a "caucus of criminals"."The syndicate indulging in 'political lynching of harmony' will never succeed in their 'nefarious designs' to disturb the unity of the country," Naqvi said. "We all have to work together to ensure peace and harmony in society," he asserted.The Delhi Police has slapped the stringent National Security Act (NSA) on five persons arrested in connection with the April 16 Jahangirpuri violence.—PTI

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'.

Not Against Muslims: Naqvi Defends Jahangirpuri Action

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'.





New Delhi: Malika Bibi’s hopes to secure a better future for her children shattered when her fruits and vegetables shop, the sole source of her income, was razed by civic authorities at violence-hit Jahangirpuri in northwest Delhi on Wednesday.A similar tale of woe was narrated by Nazma, whose sister Rahima “lost everything” as her tea shop near the C-Block mosque at Jahangirpuri was razed to the ground by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) during an anti-encroachment drive.Bulldozers demolished several structures at Jahangirpuri on Wednesday amid a heavy paramilitary and police presence during the NDMC’s anti-encroachment drive that was stopped within hours following a Supreme Court order. The drive continued even after the apex court directed the authorities to stop it. Officials said it was because of the absence of a written order from the court.Malika Bibi said she had been running the shop for 25 years and it was razed without any prior notice from the authorities. “They razed my shop and took away four carts. This was the only source of income for our family of five. I have two kids and both are studying in primary schools. I am worried how their studies will continue and have lost all hopes for their good future. I am clueless about recovering our losses,” she told PTI.Before the anti-encroachment drive was stopped, the civic body had bulldozed a number of temporary shops and structures.The debris of the demolished structures was seen strewn across streets in the area after the drive. “My sister Rahima (40) had a shop near the masjid and it has been demolished. The shop selling tea, coffee and other items helped her run her house but she has lost everything now. She did not get a notice or an order prior to the demolition. We are not being allowed to come out of our homes,” lamented Nazma (35), who used to help her sister in the business.Ganesh Kumar Gupta, whose fruit juice shop was also razed, said he will go to the court.“My shop was registered under DDA allotment in 1977. I have been running after police and other officials with my documents since the morning. My shop was razed at 11.30 am, I told them about the Supreme Court order but they did not listen to me. I will go to the court,” Gupta said.A Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana ordered the stopping of the drive and agreed to hear a petition challenging the action of the civic bodies allegedly aimed against those involved in Saturday’s communal clashes.Despite the court’s directions, bulldozers were seen razing structures near the C-Block mosque in Jahangirpuri, where the violence had erupted on April 16.“My shop has been demolished and they have taken away two refrigerators as well. I was not given any notice. I was not told why the shop was demolished. I had no idea that they will do this,” Akbar, who owned a poultry shop near the mosque, said.Another resident of the area, Mohammad Rahman, said, “This is like punishing the whole community. If you want to punish, then punish the accused who have been arrested. Why are you punishing the whole community? People have lost their livelihood.” Jahangirpuri witnessed violent clashes, including stone pelting, arson and firing, between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession on Saturday. Eight police personnel and a local resident were injured in the clashes.The NDMC had requested the Delhi Police on Tuesday to provide at least 400 security personnel to maintain law and order during the two-day anti-encroachment drive in the area.—PTI&nbsp;

 Malika Bibi’s hopes to secure a better future for her children shattered when her fruits and vegetables shop, the sole source of her income, was razed by civic authorities at violence-hit Jahangirpuri in northwest Delhi on Wednesday.  A similar tale of woe was narrated by Nazma, whose sister Rahima “lost everything” as her tea shop near the C-Block mosque at Jahangirpuri was razed to the ground by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) during an anti-encroachment drive.

NDMC 'Razes' Hopes For Better Future At Jahangirpuri

 Malika Bibi’s hopes to secure a better future for her children shattered when her fruits and vegetables shop, the sole source of her income, was razed by civic authorities at violence-hit Jahangirpuri in northwest Delhi on Wednesday.

A similar tale of woe was narrated by Nazma, whose sister Rahima “lost everything” as her tea shop near the C-Block mosque at Jahangirpuri was razed to the ground by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) during an anti-encroachment drive.





New Delhi: Residents of troubled Jahangirpuri offered Friday prayers at the violence-hit C-block mosque amid heavy security, with police saying the locality will remain barricaded for some more days to maintain law and order.Anwar, a local resident, said the police designated a route for people to go to the mosque which had witnessed communal violence last week, leaving nine people injured, eight of them police personnel."Things are normal on our side. There is Jumma today. Our neighbours and others are going to the Masjid too. I myself visited the mosque and&nbsp;&nbsp;(Contd On Page 2)

Residents of troubled Jahangirpuri offered Friday prayers at the violence-hit C-block mosque amid heavy security, with police saying the locality will remain barricaded for some more days to maintain law and order.

Jahangirpuri Locals Offer Namaz Amid Heavy Security

Residents of troubled Jahangirpuri offered Friday prayers at the violence-hit C-block mosque amid heavy security, with police saying the locality will remain barricaded for some more days to maintain law and order.



New Delhi: The Jahangi-rpuri violence was pre-planned by prime accused Mohammed Ansar Sheikh, said sources in the Delhi Police’s Crime Branch, which is probing the case.Seven days before the April 16 Hanuman Jayanti procession, a meeting was organised by Ansar to carry out the attack, sources said on Friday. The sources privy to the investigation said Ansar held the meeting at Kushal Chowk in Jahangirpuri with 30 people in which it was planned as to how they would stop the procession.“Red colour stones were assembled by the accused at the roof top of several houses. It was all pre-planned. The accused later washed the whole roof. It was done in a bid to destroy the evidence,” said the source. The source said that around 30 people attended the meeting called by Ansar.&nbsp;The meeting was attended by a few juveniles also, said sources.The sources also said that the accused were talking on whatsApp call to avoid recording.Police are now trying to establish the identity of the accused.Suresh, who was pulling the procession cart, said that Ansar was leading the protest and was also provoking the mob against them. He said Ansar pushed him and asked him to stop the procession.The Crime Branch has also scanned dump data of the 10,000 numbers which were active in the area at the time of attack.Northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri witnessed violent clashes during a Hanuman Jayanti procession on April 16. Delhi Police have arrested 22 people in the case so far.—IANS

 The Jahangi-rpuri violence was pre-planned by prime accused Mohammed Ansar Sheikh, said sources in the Delhi Police’s Crime Branch, which is probing the case.

Jahangirpuri Violence: Ansar Had Called Meeting To Stop Procession, Say Sources

 The Jahangirpuri violence was pre-planned by prime accused Mohammed Ansar Sheikh, said sources in the Delhi Police’s Crime Branch, which is probing the case.




The Supreme Court on Tuesday junked a PIL seeking setting up of a judicial commission to inquire into the recent communal violence in Delhi's Jahangirpuri and in seven other states during Ram Navami.A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and B R Gavai dismissed the plea filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari."You want inquiry to be headed by former CJI? Is anybody free? Find out...What kind of relief is this...Don't ask for such reliefs which can't be granted by this court. Dismissed," the bench said.Tiwari, in his plea, had sought directions to hold an inquiry into the clashes that took place in Rajasthan, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat during Ram Navami.The PIL also sought directions to set up a similar committee to inquire into the arbitrary action of 'bull dozer Justice' in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh.&nbsp;"Such actions are absolutely discriminatory and do not fit into the notion of democracy and rule of law," the plea submitted.Bulldozers tore down several concrete and temporary structures close to a mosque in Jahangirpuri on Wednesday last as part of an anti-encroachment drive by the BJP-ruled civic body, days after the northwest Delhi neighbourhood was rocked by communal violence.

 The Supreme Court on Tuesday junked a PIL seeking setting up of a judicial commission to inquire into the recent communal violence in Delhi's Jahangirpuri and in seven other states during Ram Navami.

'Don't ask for such reliefs': Supreme Court junks PIL seeking probe into communal violence

The Supreme Court on Tuesday junked a PIL seeking setting up of a judicial commission to inquire into the recent communal violence in Delhi's Jahangirpuri and in seven other states during Ram Navami.

Kanpur: &nbsp;In a bid to revolutionise the water purification process, a novel device that is able to produce inorganic contaminant-free water at a cost as low as 2 Rs per litre and with zero maintenance cost has been developed, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur said on Thursday.The device developed by IIT Kanpur researchers in collaboration with those at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), will help overcome the challenges in both water availability and water quality monitoring.The institutes have also been granted a joint Indian patent for the novel water purification device, IIT Kanpur said in a statement.The purification vessel contains a regenerable sorbent material capable of binding the impurities and preserving it in a moist or dry format, thus producing inorganic contaminant-free water at a cost as low as Rs 2/litre.It can be procured without power and it does not leave any residual wastewater leading to zero maintenance expenses.The novelty of the device lies in its capability for both purification and measurement by a single channel, which no other system provides.Beyond purification of drinking water, the device can also be used in the food and beverage industry, wastewater reuse, batch generation of deionised water and agricultural water monitoring.Further, the vessel could be used in monitoring and purification of other liquids for human consumption, such as dairy products, soft drinks, or other ingestible liquids.“At a time when the whole world is in the grip of several ongoing as well as potential environmental hazards, it is upon us all to contribute our bit. This is a very timely and quintessential device to curb the issues plaguing clean water resources,” said Prof. Abhay Karandikar, Director, IIT Kanpur, in a statement.The availability of clean drinking water is one of the major problems that the world is facing. An estimated 844 million people lack access to an improved source of water, and it is projected that in 2025, half of the global population will live in high water stress regions.All the sources of water systems worldwide have been found to contain trace contaminants (microorganisms that can enter the food system) that are associated with a range of chronic, often incurable health conditions, including cancers, liver and kidney damage, as well as environmental damage, thus making the increasing presence of these contaminants, a critical concern—IANS

 In a bid to revolutionise the water purification process, a novel device that is able to produce inorganic contaminant-free water at a cost as low as 2 Rs per litre and with zero maintenance cost has been developed, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur said on Thursday.

IIT Kanpur develops cheap device for inorganic contaminant-free water

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.The court made the observation while rejecting a clutch of bail pleas, and said that the issue seems to have been simply brushed aside by senior officers, and complicity, if any, of police personnel needs to be investigated."The issue seems to have been simply brushed aside by the senior officers. The liability on the part of the concerned officials needs to be fixed so that in future no such incident takes place and the police is not complacent in preventing the illegal activities . Their complicity , if any, also needs to be investigated," Additional Sessions Judge Gagandeep Singh said.The court directed that a copy of the order, passed on May 7, be sent to the Commissioner of Police for information and remedial compliance.“It is fairly admitted… on behalf of the State that the last procession which was passing through, during which the unfortunate riots took place, was illegal having no prior permission from police,” the judge said.The court said that the sequence of events that took place on Hanuman Jayanti on April 16 and role of the local administration in preventing the incident and maintaining law and order needed to be seen.The contents of the FIR itself show that the local staff of the police station in Jahangirpuri, as well as other officials were “accompanying the said illegal procession” on its route instead of stopping it.“It appears that local police, instead of performing their duty in stopping the said illegal procession in the beginning itself and dispersing the crowd, was accompanying them to the entire route which later on led to unfortunate riots between the two communities,” the judge said.The court was hearing the bail applications, that claimed that the accused had been falsely implicated and were not present at the spot on the day of the incident.While dismissing the bail pleas, the court also noted that material investigation in the case is still underway and several offenders who were allegedly involved in riots are yet to be apprehended—PTI

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.

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