Delhi: Fire breaks out in slums in Jahangirpuri area, fire tenders rushed to spot
Jun 04, 2023, 12:32 PM ISTFire tenders rushed to the spot following the information about the incident was received.
Fire tenders rushed to the spot following the information about the incident was received.
Heavy security has been put in place for a procession to be taken out on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti on Thursday in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri area, which was hit by communal violence last year.
Delhi crime news: The police have identified the accused as Chetram of North West Delhi's Jahangirpuri and said that he was previously sent to jail under sections 107 and 151 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Jahangirpuri violence: Clashes broke out between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in Jahangirpuri in the national capital on April 16, leaving eight police personnel and a local injured.
Jahangirpuri violence case: The Public Prosecutor for the state has submitted that though the medical documents, as well as the date of expected delivery, are verified and found to be correct, they were opposing the present application as Rasool has been booked for serious offences of rioting, etc.
The probe revealed that the stone-pelting was a result of a quarrel between one Zahir and his friends, who came to look for two other people with whom they had an argument two days back.
VHP has demanded from Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana to order a probe to identify 'some officers' who are trying to implicate 'innocent Hindus' in the Jahangirpuri violence case.
NDMC clarified that sacks of garbage, unauthorized projection on public land, unauthorized temporary structures well beyond the boundary of the houses, and shops were removed during the drive.
The court said that 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 .
While Jahir Khan alias Jalil (48) and Anabul alias Sheikh (32) were nabbed from Jahangirpuri on Friday, the third accused, Tabrez (40), was arrested from the same area on Saturday, they said.
Communal clashes erupted at the Jahangirpuri area in Delhi on April 16 during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in which cops and locals were injured.
A petition was filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions for an inquiry headed by a former CJI into the clashes that took place in Delhi and other states during Ram Navami.
A representative from the Muslim community, Tabrez Khan, said, "We want to live in harmony. We will ensure such incidents are not repeated. We request the police to reduce force and barricading."
Speaking at a rally in western Maharashtra, Pawar referred to violence that broke out in Jahangirpuri area of Delhi during Hanuman Jayanti processions earlier this month.
The three-member team of the Delhi Crime Branch has been questioning the relatives of the accused.
Senior AAP leader and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia called the development “truth of the BJP's bulldozer politics" and gave a call to his party MLAs to firmly stand by the people who are being "intimidated, blackmailed and threatened" by the saffron party councilors.
The ED is empowered to arrest a person and attach his or her assets during the course of a money-laundering investigation. In the Jahangirpuri violence incident, 25 people have been arrested while two juveniles have been apprehended so far, police said.
According to sources, 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.
Clashes had broken out in Delhi's Jahangirpuri area on Saturday (April 16), during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in the area. Later on Wednesday (April 20), a demolition drive was carried out in the area to wipe out illegal establishments. After the Supreme Court ordered to maintain status quo, the demolition drive was stopped.
Sources have claimed that the last time Ansar received a call was from a man who was standing near the mosque where the violence started.
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