After two days of communal clashes that claimed 22 lives, a brittle quiet settled over parts of riot-hit northeast Delhi on Wednesday but there was violence in some other places with shops set ablaze and the body of an IB staffer found in a drain.
As police conducted flag marches and security personnel spread out across the northeastern edge of India's national capital in a bid to quell the violence raging since Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his first reaction appealed for peace and brotherhood.
Asserting that it was important calm was restored at the earliest, Modi said on Twitter, "Had an extensive review on the situation prevailing in various parts of Delhi. Police and other agencies are working on the ground to ensure peace and normalcy."
Of the 22 killed since Monday, four were brought to the hospital from the LNJP Hospital earlier in the day, a senior GTB Hospital official said
Asked if the victims have been identified, he said, "Many people have been identified, some are yet to be."