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Delhi violence LIVE: Police form 2 SITs, probe transferred to Crime Branch
The situation in the riot-hit northeast Delhi "is under control", National Security Advisor Ajit Doval said after he held a meeting with senior officials of the Delhi Police and visited some areas
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Last Updated at February 27, 2020 19:39 IST
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ecurity personnel patrol streets following clashes over the new citizenship law, in Yamuna Vihar. PTI
On Thursday, the death toll from days of communal violence in Northeast Delhi rose to 34. Areas affected include Jaffrabad, Maujpur, Shiv Vihar and Chand Bagh. The Delhi Police transfered the riots probe to Crime Branch and formed twi SITs.
The Delhi Police has been accused of not doing enough to contain the violence by the Supreme Court and Delhi high court. While Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged the public to "maintain peace and brotherhood", the Congress party has termed the violence 'pre-planned' and has asked for Home Minister Amit Shah's resignation.
Meanwhile, Delhi High Court judge Justice S Muralidhar, who on Wednesday grilled the centre, the state government and the Delhi Police over the violence in the national capital, has been transferred to the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The notification on the transfer was issued around 11 pm on Wednesday night, about two weeks after it was recommended by the Supreme Court collegium on February 12.
Earlier on Wednesday, Justice Muralidhar had said, "We cannot let another 1984-like event happen in this country" and asked the government - at the centre and in Delhi - to work together to combat unrelenting violence that hit parts of the national capital for a fourth consecutive day.
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