Delhi violence LIVE: 369 FIRs lodged, 1,284 people detained over riots

The death toll in Delhi's communal violence climbed to 42 on Monday, a Delhi health department official said. There were some areas of normalcy in the riot-hit localities of northeast Delhi with shops opening.

Nearly 7,000 paramilitary forces have been deployed in the affected areas of the northeast district since Monday. Hundreds of Delhi police personnel are on the ground to maintain peace.

More than 200 people have been injured in the communal clashes that broke out on Monday. The areas affected include Jaffrabad, Maujpur, Chand Bagh, Khureji Khas and Bhajanpura. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday appealed to the people to provide details of the needy for a quick response from government agencies as he directed the authorities to speed up the relief and rehabilitation work in riot-hit northeast Delhi.

Stay tuned to this live blog for the latest updates.

8:19 PM

Delhi violence: 369 FIRs registered, 1,284 people arrested or detained

 The Delhi Police has registered 369 FIRs and arrested or detained 1,284 persons in connection with the northeast Delhi violence, a senior officer said on Monday.

Forty-four of the cases were registered under the Arms Act, police said. According to police, 21 cases were registered under cyber crime. These included cases related to spreading of hate messages, they said.

6:30 PM

LG Anil Baijal visits riot affected areas

Visited Shiv Vihar, Karwal Nagar, Brijpuri, Chand Bagh & interacted with locals to review efforts to restore normalcy. Directed  @DelhiPolice  to continue deployment in the area, take effective measures to counter rumour mongers: LG Anil Baijal

5:38 PM

Delhi rumours: Over 3,000 distress calls on Sunday, 1/5th from and around Shaheen Bagh

Delhi police got over 3,000 distress calls on Sunday from people panicked over riot-related rumours like violence, arson and stone pelting across the national capital, officials said. Around one-fifth of these calls on the emergency 100 and 112 numbers came from Shaheen Bagh in South East Delhi and nearby areas in South Delhi, they said on Monday. Panic gripped residents across the national capital on Sunday evening following false rumours of violence but the police denied any incident and appealed for calm, days after riots in northeast Delhi claimed at least 42 lives.

5:37 PM

In Pics: Heavy police deployment in Northeast Delhi

Delhi Police Commissioner SN Srivastava with other police officials at Shiv Vihar. PTI

Delhi Police Commissioner SN Srivastava with other police officials at Shiv Vihar. PTI

Delhi LG Anil Baijal with Delhi Police Commissioner SN Srivastava and other police officials during his visit to Shiv Vihar. (PTI)

5:30 PM

Will continue protest: Congress

We will continue to protest in Parliament, it's our duty to uncover 'conspiracy' behind Delhi violence, Leader of Opposition Adhir Ranjan Choudhary said on Monday. 

5:12 PM

Delhi Police issues helpline numbers for violence affected areas

5:12 PM

Delhi BJP MLAs meet LG Baijal

A delegation of BJP MLAs met Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and handed over a memorandum over the violence. Leader of Opposition RS Bidhuri says, "We have demanded that houses in the riot-affected areas be searched to recover illegal weapons that were used in the riots".  We have also demanded that people who were involved in the riots should be made to pay for the damages they caused to public and private properties.

3:45 PM

Kejriwal announces honorarium of Rs 1 crore for IB staffer's family

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced an honorarium of Rs 1 crore for the family of Intelligence Bureau staffer Ankit Sharma who lost his life in the northeast Delhi's communal violence. Kejriwal said a family member of Sharma will also be given a government job. "Ankit Sharma was a brave officer. He was brutally murdered in the riots. The country is proud of him. The Delhi government has decided that his family will be given an honorarium of Rs 1 crore, and a job to one person of his family. May his soul rest in peace," the Delhi chief minister tweeted.

3:41 PM

HC asks police to file report on rehabilitation measures for victims

The Delhi High Court asked the police on Monday to file a status report on measures taken by it for medical treatment and rehabilitation of violence-affected people in northeast Delhi. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar directed the Delhi Police to submit a report on the measures taken by them in compliance with the court's February 26 order by which certain directions were made for rehabilitation of victims. The court listed the matter for further hearing on April 30.

2:44 AM

How a narrow lane in Chaman Park became Delhi riot victims' new home

Amakeshift bamboo gate and a few tired men guard a narrow lane in northeast Delhi’s Chaman Park. This is where several hundred women and children who managed to flee with their lives and little more from the neighbouring Shiv Vihar, an area that had still not been sanitised by the police, are camping. Their menfolk are sleeping in the masjid in the neighbouring street and spend their time standing guard over their families. Read on...

2:40 AM

Opposition to corner govt in Parliament over Delhi riots

Opposition parties will strongly raise the issue of communal riots in Delhi during the second part of the Budget Session in Parliament starting on Monday and demand Home Minister Amit Shah's resignation over alleged police lapses

 

Sources said that the Trinamool Congress as well as the CPI and the CPI(M) will raise the issue in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, and demand answers from the home minister. Read on...

 

9:50 PM

People in Shiv Vihar, Mustafabad face cash crunch as ATMs run dry

People in the violence-hit Shiv Vihar and Mustafabad areas in northeast Delhi complained of cash crunch in ATMs on Sunday as they lined up to withdraw money from the machines which were either not working or not refilled with cash.

 

Kailash Kumar, who lives in Mustafabad, said his family plans to leave for their hometown in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur area in the aftermath of the violence, but he could not withdraw cash for travel.

 

"We remained inside our house for three days. Today, when I came to withdraw money from an ATM, I returned empty-handed. Most ATM kiosks in the area are shut," he said.

 

Mohammad Alam, 27, a mobile recharge shop owner in Shiv Vihar, said his shop remained shut for the last four days.

9:49 PM

AAP MP Sanjay Singh speaks to Delhi police chief; asks people not to pay heed to rumours

Senior AAP leader Sanjay Singh said on Sunday that he spoke to acting Delhi Police chief S N Shrivastava on the rumours of fresh violence in the capital and was ensured that the situation was under control.

 

The AAP MP, in a tweet, requested people to not pay heed to any rumours.

 

"Rumours of violence are being spread in Delhi. In this regard I spoke to Delhi CP (commissioner of police) and he said that reports of violence are rumours and the law and order situation of the national capital is completely under control," he tweeted.

 

Panic gripped the residents of several parts of west Delhi on Sunday evening following false rumours of violence but the Delhi Police denied any incident and appealed people to remain calm.

9:05 PM

Four bodies recovered from drains in northeast Delhi

Four more bodies were fished out from the drains in Gokalpuri and Shiv Vihar areas of violence-affected northeast Delhi, officials said.

 

However, it is yet to be ascertained if they are linked to the riots and authorities have not updated the death toll figure.

At 8.20 am, police received a PCR call about a body in Bhagirath drain.

 

Later in the afternoon, the second body was fished out from the same drain, police said, adding that the third body was recovered from a drain near the Gokalpuri police station.

 

The fourth body was pulled out from a drain in Shiv Vihar.

 

None of the recovered bodies have been identified so far, police said, adding that further investigation is underway.

8:48 PM