Members of two communities at present clashed in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri space after stones had been allegedly pelted at a Hanuman Jayanti procession. A number of individuals, together with cops, have been injured within the ensuing chaos.
Visuals from the clashes present big teams of individuals on totally different sides of a street pelting stones at one another and rapidly falling again because the police attempt to intervene.
Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana stated that it’s not simply Jahangirpuri however different adjoining and delicate areas have additionally seen clashes.
“The state of affairs is being monitored. Extra forces have been despatched to distressed areas and senior officers have been requested to remain of their respective areas to observe the state of affairs and supervise patrolling. Two firms of the Speedy Motion Power (RAF) have additionally been deployed in and round Jahangirpuri. Two policemen have been injured however the nature of accidents can solely be recognized after investigations,” he advised NDTV.
Union Dwelling Minister Amit Shah has spoken to high Delhi Cops and directed them to take obligatory motion in wake of the violence, information company PTI reported.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has condemned the stone-pelting and known as for motion in opposition to these concerned. “Attraction to everybody to carry every others’ palms and keep peace,” he stated on Twitter.
दिल्ली के जहांगीर पुरी में शोभायात्रा में पथराव की घटना बेहद निंदनीय है। जो भी दोषी हों उन पर सख़्त कार्रवाई होनी चाहिए। सभी लोगों से अपील- एक दूसरे का हाथ पकड़कर शांति बनाए रखें।
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) April 16, 2022
All these injured have been admitted to Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital in Jahangirpuri for remedy.
Delhi Police’s Public Relations Officer DCP Anyesh Roy stated there was a ruckus in the course of the procession and there have been studies of stone-pelting on individuals of the procession, with some incidents of arson additionally reported.
“All our senior officers are on the spot and the state of affairs is underneath management. Additional forces have been deployed. We’re investigating which policemen have been injured,” Mr Roy stated.