According to reports, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked the police officers to remain vigilant and ensure that the violence in Delhi does not have a fallout in the state, especially in western Uttar Pradesh.
Families in Bhajanpura said they saw masked rioters come in vans and disperse into two groups that vandalised both areas. Locals said both sides are suffering in the absence of electricity, shuttered medical shops and absence of basic necessities like vegetables and milk.
27 people were killed and over 200 were injured in the communal clashes that broke out in northeast Delhi three days ago after violence between anti and pro Citizenship (Amendment) Act groups spiralled out of control.
27 people have died, while over 190 are injured so far in violence in Northeast Delhi after clashes between pro and anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) erupted on Sunday. As police conducted flag marches and security personnel spread out across the northeastern edge of the national capital in a bid to quell the violence raging since Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his first reaction appealed for peace and brotherhood.
Earlier, a high court bench headed by Justice Muralidhar had passed a series of orders with regard to the violence in Northeast Delhi and said that "another 1984-like situation cannot be allowed to happen in the city under its watch."
Northeast Delhi has been witnessing violent communal clashes over the amended citizenship law, with the death toll rising to 27. The Delhi Police struggled to check the rioters who ran amok on streets in last few days
Setting an example of Hindu-Muslim brotherhood, an elderly muslim man was escorted thought the lanes of violence-hit northeast Delhi's Bhajanpura Chowk by few hindu youth so that he could reach his home safely. The man, along with his two children was heading towards his home in Bhajanpura Chowk, when he lost his way and was helped by the youth protesting at the site.
A bench of justices S Muralidhar and Talwant Singh was hearing plea seeking lodging of FIRs and arrests of those involved in the ongoing communal violence in parts of northeast Delhi over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
"Some Waris or 'Lawaris' (literally meaning orphan) gets up and says that the 100 crore are no match for the 15 crore. Who is this Waris or 'Lawaris' who says that the 15 crore are more than a match to the 100 crore. Our Hindu community is tolerant and hence India takes along everyone," Devendra Fadnavis said.
Meanwhile, the Delhi police have also shared the contact numbers of police personnel who are at various hospitals for those desirous of seeking information on victims admitted following communal violence in the northeast part of the national capital.
Observing that the violence in Delhi is akin to a "horror film" depicting the grim reality of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, the Shiv Sena on Wednesday said the "bloodbath" has brought disrepute to the national capital like never before while US President Donald Trump was in India with the "message of love".
Meanwhile, in a midnight hearing, the Delhi High Court directed police to ensure safe passage to government hospitals and emergency treatment for those injured in the communal violence erupted in northeast Delhi over the amended citizenship law.
The violence, which started on Sunday after anti-CAA protests blocked a road outside Jaffrabad Metro station and BJP leader Kapil Mishra called a gathering in favour of CAA, intensified on Tuesday, despite shored up security in the city.
Ratan Lal belonged to Fathepur Tihwali village in Rajasthan's Sikar district and is survived by wife and three children. The Sikar resident had joined the Delhi Police on post of constable in 1998. He married a Jaipur resident in 2004. Lal was the eldest with two younger brothers. His siblings used to work as farmers.
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah to increase police force in violence-affected areas in northeast Delhi and held a meeting with AAP MLAs and officials to discuss measures to restore peace.
Violence in the northeast Delhi against the new citizenship law has claimed at least 13 lives so far. The areas majorly affected in the violence include Jaffrabad, Maujpur, Karawal Nagar, Chandbagh, Khureji Khas and Bhajanpura. Here are the highlights of the third-day of violence:
The death toll in the violence over the amended citizenship law that has rocked northeast Delhi rose to 10 on Tuesday, GTB Hospital authorities said. The flag march was led by Special Commissioners of Police Satish Golcha and Praveer Ranjan.
35 companies of paramilitary forces have been deployed in Northeast Delhi along with Special Cell, Crime Branch and Economic Offences Wing (EOW) officials. Local police from different districts of Delhi have also been called in.
As angry mobs ran riot in the Bhajanpura-Yamuna Vihar area all through Monday night and Tuesday morning, residents recalled the fear they underwent, with an elderly man pleading with folded hands before the rioters to spare him as he returned from a hospital where his grandson is undergoing treatment.
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Monday closed the entry and exit gates of some metro stations in the national capital, due to the violence against the new Citizenship law. Jaffrabad and Maujpur-Babarpur were among those metro stations kept close to avoid any untoward incident that may fuel the situation in Delhi.
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