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

There were some areas of normalcy in the riot-hit localities of northeast Delhi with shops opening

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Delhi High Court issues notice to Delhi Government, Police and others on a plea by Md. Mustafa, a student of Jamia Millia Islamia University, seeking compensation of Rs 1 crore alleging police brutality at the university campus on 15 December 2020.

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BSP Chief, Mayawati: Centre should let police and system work freely

BSP Chief, Mayawati: In guise of Delhi violence, political parties are playing dirty politics. Centre should let police and system work freely, without any kind of interference. Delhi CM should play a major role in normalising the situation instead of doing politics in other states.

11:26 AM

Shops shut, eerie calm prevails in riot-hit areas of northeast Delhi

Sporadic violence was reported from riot-hit areas in northeast Delhi, even as an eerie calm prevailed across the neighbourhoods in Jaffarabad, Maujpur, Chandbagh, Gokulpuri and surrounding areas, with the death toll reaching 32 on Thursday.

 

Most shops were closed with their shutters bearing marks of the violence that it had witnessed over the last few days and people chose to stay indoors.

 

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval had visited these neighbourhoods a day earlier to calm sentiments and also reassured people that the security forces were standing by them.

 

As police conducted flag marches and security personnel spread out across the northeastern edge of the national capital in a bid to quell the violence raging since Sunday.

 

The Delhi Fire Service received 19 calls from midnight to 8 am on Thursday from the riot-hit areas, Director of Delhi Fire Service Atul Garg said.

11:25 AM

Paramilitary personnel provide security cover for last journey of man killed in Delhi clashes

Amid an eerie calm in northeast Delhi's Shiv Vihar, where communal violence broke out four days ago, 26-year-old Rahul Solanki's body was taken to a crematorium by his distraught kin and armed paramilitary personnel.

 

Solanki, who was pursuing his LLB from a private college in Ghaziabad, had stepped out on Monday to buy milk. He died after he was shot in the right shoulder near his neck, his father Hari Singh Solanki said.

 

"We took his body home from GTB Hospital. We wanted police and paramilitary forces to give us protection till we reached the crematorium to perform his final rites," he said on Wednesday.

 

Senior police officers present in the area had assured the family members that they will be provided security.

11:24 AM

We would urge that irresponsible comments are not made at this sensitive time: MEA on concerns raised by US Body, others on Delhi violence.

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Modi has publicly appealed for peace and brotherhood, MEA on Delhi violence

PM Narendra Modi has publicly appealed for peace and brotherhood: MEA on concerns expressed by US Body, other on Delhi violence.

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Law enforcement agencies working to prevent violence, restore normalcy: MEA on concerns over Delhi violence by US body, others.

10:50 AM

19 calls received from violence-hit northeast Delhi between 12 am and 8 am: Delhi Fire Service

The Delhi Fire Service received 19 calls from midnight to 8 am on Thursday from riot-hit areas of northeast Delhi, an official said.

 

Over 100 firemen are deployed in the area and all the four fire station in the area are provided with extra fire tenders to meet any emergency and are being managed by senior officers, Director of Delhi Fire Service Atul Garg said.

 

Senior officers are also camping in the riot-affected area, he added.

10:42 AM

Transfer of Justice Muralidhar done on recommendation of SC collegium; well-settled process was followed: Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

10:36 AM

'Ugly pirouette of maddened mobs': Owaisi quotes news article on Delhi violence

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'Shameful': Priyanka blasts transfer of HC judge hearing Delhi violence case

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Remembering the brave Judge Loya, who wasn’t transferred: Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi's tweet is a reference to the transfer of Delhi High Court Justice S Muralidhar, who was hearing the Delhi violence case.

Remembering the brave Judge Loya, who wasn’t transferred.

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 27, 2020

8:40 AM

Mosque, Dargah vandalised in northeast Delhi during violence, claim locals

A mosque and a dargah were vandalised before being set afire during the communal violence in northeast Delhi, locals claimed on Wednesday.

 

The mosque is situated at Ashok Nagar area in northeast Delhi, while the dargah is located in Chand Bagh.

 

The locals in Ashok Nagar area said the mosque was set on fire by unidentified miscreants on Tuesday afternoon.

 

"We got to know about it through social media... We came to know from police that the mosque was vandalised around 12 pm. This is unfortunate and I can say that it was not done by any local, outsiders were involved," one of the locals, who did not wish to be named, said.

8:29 AM

Today's CBSE Class 12 english exam postponed over delhi violence

CBSE has postponed Class 12 exam in northeast Delhi scheduled today while exams will be held in remaining areas as per schedule, Central Board of Examination said in a statement. The exams scheduled for February 27, 2020 are now postponed and the new dates will be notified shortly, CBSE said.

8:17 AM

Differently-abled man attacked by mob while praying in mosque in Mustafabad

Feroz Akhtar, who is differently-abled, was beaten with sticks by a mob that entered a mosque when he was offering prayers in northeast Delhi's Mustafabad, his wife Sanjeeda claimed.

 

One of the riot-affected victims being treated at Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, the 42-year-old tailor received severe injuries on his head, back and shoulder.