Delhi violence pistol man has been arrested
Delhi violence pistol man Shahrukh has been arrested from Uttar Pradesh's Shamli. Shahrukh, the man in the red t-shirt who had opened fire at police during violence in northeast Delhi on February 24, has been arrested by Delhi Police Crime Branch from Uttar Pradesh. Delhi Additional Commissioner of Police, Crime, Dr. Ajit Kumar Singla will address a press conference at around 3:30 pm today to share more details on Shahrukh's arrest.
Delhi Police, who is bringing back Shahrukh to Delhi, is conducting raids at different places on way to Delhi as part of the investigation in the Delhi violence case.
In a video that went viral last week, the man, identified as 33-year-old Shahrukh, was seen pointing his country-made pistol at the policeman on the Jaffrabad-Maujpur road on February 24. The man fired eight rounds in the presence of police personnel.
Anti-CAA protests turned into deadly violence in northeast Delhi on February 25 when violent mob charred houses, shops, petrol pumps, indulged in stone-pelting, looted people. The death toll in the Delhi violence currently stands at 46 while over 200 are injured.
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