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Clashes between Hindus and Muslims that began in Delhi’s Trilokpuri area on Friday evening were on till 24 hours later, leaving at least 13 people injured, including eight with bullet injuries.
Though prohibitory orders were imposed under Section 144 of the CrPC on Saturday night, security forces struggled to gain control, with clashes spreading to at least five blocks in the area. At least three of those injured are critical.
Groups armed with knives and swords roamed the streets till 1 pm on Saturday. Despite heavy presence of security personnel, including forces from neighbouring districts and the Rapid Action Force and CRPF, rioters, many of them in their teens, threw stones at each other.
Sources said that clashes had also spread to neighbouring East Delhi areas of Khichripur and Kalyanpuri, though the incidents there were not as violent. “Forces have been deployed from adjoining police stations, including North-East, North and East Delhi. The situation is under control,” said a senior police officer.
Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Deepak Mishra said there was sufficient police deployment to meet any eventuality. “There are no casualties,” he added. While there were different versions on what triggered the violence on Friday evening, all involved a “mata ki chowki (a temporary religious structure set up by East Delhi simmers for 24 hrs, 13 hurt in riotsHindus to house a deity)”. One group said some individuals had desecrated the strIn a statement late on Saturday night, the Delhi Police said at least 60 suspects had been detained for rioting and arson. “In the evening of October 24, a riot took place in Tirlokpuri area of East Delhi between two groups. Fourteen persons, including 13 policemen, were injured in the melee,” the statement said. The Trilokpuri MLA, the Aam Aadmi Party’s Raju Dhingan, blamed “vested” interests. “It started with an altercation and politically vested interests escalated it. The police and a peace committee are trying to reach out to people, asking them to maintain calm,” he said. Former BJP MLA from Trilokpuri Sunil Vaid claimed he had warned about the presence of bootloogers and gambling dens in the area, and had been shot at as a result. “The area has been declared sensitive by the Election Commission and Delhi Police. It requires proper law and order,” he said. A resident, Nishu Singh, claimed tension had been simmering.
13 injured in East Delhi’s Trilokpuri clashes; section 144 imposed | The Indian Express
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Though prohibitory orders were imposed under Section 144 of the CrPC on Saturday night, security forces struggled to gain control, with clashes spreading to at least five blocks in the area. At least three of those injured are critical.
Groups armed with knives and swords roamed the streets till 1 pm on Saturday. Despite heavy presence of security personnel, including forces from neighbouring districts and the Rapid Action Force and CRPF, rioters, many of them in their teens, threw stones at each other.
Sources said that clashes had also spread to neighbouring East Delhi areas of Khichripur and Kalyanpuri, though the incidents there were not as violent. “Forces have been deployed from adjoining police stations, including North-East, North and East Delhi. The situation is under control,” said a senior police officer.
Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Deepak Mishra said there was sufficient police deployment to meet any eventuality. “There are no casualties,” he added. While there were different versions on what triggered the violence on Friday evening, all involved a “mata ki chowki (a temporary religious structure set up by East Delhi simmers for 24 hrs, 13 hurt in riotsHindus to house a deity)”. One group said some individuals had desecrated the strIn a statement late on Saturday night, the Delhi Police said at least 60 suspects had been detained for rioting and arson. “In the evening of October 24, a riot took place in Tirlokpuri area of East Delhi between two groups. Fourteen persons, including 13 policemen, were injured in the melee,” the statement said. The Trilokpuri MLA, the Aam Aadmi Party’s Raju Dhingan, blamed “vested” interests. “It started with an altercation and politically vested interests escalated it. The police and a peace committee are trying to reach out to people, asking them to maintain calm,” he said. Former BJP MLA from Trilokpuri Sunil Vaid claimed he had warned about the presence of bootloogers and gambling dens in the area, and had been shot at as a result. “The area has been declared sensitive by the Election Commission and Delhi Police. It requires proper law and order,” he said. A resident, Nishu Singh, claimed tension had been simmering.
13 injured in East Delhi’s Trilokpuri clashes; section 144 imposed | The Indian Express
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