Police at the spot where communal violence took place between two communities at Jahangirpuri in New Delhi. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)Delhi Live News: The Delhi Police have registered a first information report (FIR) against two men from the Delhi unit of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal for organising a shobha yatra to mark Hanuman Jayanti in Northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri on April 16.
DCP (north-west) Usha Rangnani said: “A case under IPC Section 188 has been registered against organisers for carrying out a procession on the evening of April 16 in Jahangirpuri area without any permission. One of the accused has joined the investigation. Further investigation is in progress. The other two processions which were carried out in morning and afternoon on April 16 in Jahangirpuri area had due permission.”
Delhi’s Covid-19 positivity rate on Monday jumped to 7.72 per cent even as the city recorded 501 fresh cases, 16 less than the previous day, according to health department data. The national capital on Sunday recorded a 4.21 per cent positivity rate, PTI reported. With the new cases, the city’s infection tally has risen to 18,69,051 while the death toll stood at 26,160 as no new fatality was reported. The city had on Sunday recorded 517 Covid cases with no deaths.
Security deployment remained heavy two day after the clashes at Jahangirpuri. (Express Photo by Praveen Khanna)
The strike called by drivers attached to ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Ola demanding subsidy on CNG prices and revision of fare rates entered its second day on Tuesday.
However, auto-rickshaw and yellow-black taxi unions, which were a part of the strike on Monday, have decided to postpone their stir bringing much-needed relief to Delhiites.
As the app-based cabs remained off the roads, several people faced difficulties due to non-availability of rides and surge pricing. (PTI)
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought response from the city government on a public interest litigation against the withdrawal of DTC bus services from schools.
A bench headed by Justice Acting Vipin Sanghi issued notice to the city government and Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) on the petition by social activist Baba Alexander and asked the respondents to place on record the material which led to the decision and noted that private schools had been using DTC buses for decades as means of transport for students.
The bench, also comprising Justice Navin Chawla, further observed that the parents as well as the students were suffering due to the withdrawal of the DTC buses and that the decision is also leading to more traffic on the roads. (PTI)
BJP president JP Nadda held a meeting at his residence in New Delhi with senior party leaders from Rajasthan, including Vasundhara Raje, Satish Punia, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Rajendra Rathore, Arjun Ram Meghwa, and Arun Singh. (ANI)
A fire broke out at a furniture factory in west Delhi's Kirti Nagar on Tuesday, Delhi Fire officials said.
No casualty has been reported so far, they said. A call about the fire was received around 1.16 pm, officials said.
"We have rushed 15 fire tenders to the spot and so far no casualty has been reported," said Atul Garg, Director, Delhi Fire Service said. (PTI)
The Union Ministry of Law and Justice Tuesday notified the Delhi Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act, 2022, to reunify the three municipal corporations in the Capital. According to the Act, the three MCDs—East Delhi Municipal Corporation, South Delhi Municipal Corporation and North Delhi Municipal Corporation—will be merged and will be called the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). Read more
The Delhi Police has registered an FIR against two men from the the Delhi unit of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal for organising a Shobha yatra to mark Hanuman Jayanti in Northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri.
An FIR has been lodged against Prem Sharma, the zila sewa pramukh of VHP, and Braham Prakash, co-department secretary, under IPC Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) at Jahangirpuri police station.
DCP (north-west) Usha Rangnani said: “A case under IPC Section 188 has been registered against organisers for carrying out a procession on the evening of April 16 in Jahangirpuri area without any permission. One of the accused has joined the investigation. Further investigation is in progress. The other two processions which were carried out in morning and afternoon on April 16 in Jahangirpuri area had due permission.”
Heatwave conditions remain in the forecast for Delhi on Tuesday, with a maximum temperature of around 42 degrees Celsius. The forecast shows that the maximum temperature could drop marginally to 39 degrees on April 21 and 22, before climbing to about 41 degrees by April 24. The minimum temperature over the next six days is likely to range from 22 to 23 degrees Celsius. Generally cloudy sky with light rain or drizzle is likely for the next two days (April 20 and 21).
Delhi's Covid-19 positivity rate on Monday jumped to 7.72 per cent even as the city recorded 501 fresh cases, 16 less than the previous day, according to health department data. The national capital on Sunday recorded a 4.21 per cent positivity rate. With the new cases, the city's infection tally has risen to 18,69,051 while the death toll stood at 26,160 as no new fatality was reported. The city had on Sunday recorded 517 Covid cases with no deaths. (PTI)
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday directed the Delhi police to take strict action against the culprits behind the violent clashes that broke out in Jahangirpuri earlier this week, ANI reported. He urged the police to set an example so that such incidents are not repeated in the future.
A crucial meeting of DDMA on Wednesday is likely to discuss mandatory use of face masks and hybrid mode of offline and online teaching for school children, in view of rising number of infections in past many days, official sources said.
The meeting of Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) chaired by Lt Governor Anil Baijal, will review the COVID situation in the national capital, as per notice of the meeting. The use of masks by people in Delhi has "considerably" gone down after fine of Rs 500 was withdrawn by the DDMA earlier this month.
This is not an ideal situation in view of rising number of infections, said a senior government officer. (PTI)
Delhi BJP leaders on Monday claimed links between Jahangirpuri violence accused Md Ansar and the ruling AAP, saying police should probe why 'masterminds' of the incident were "found associated with a particular party".
In a letter to AAP supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor asked him to expel Ansar from the party. "Delhiites want a reply from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leadership over the involvement of the youth, apparently an AAP worker, in the Jahangirpuri riots.
Earlier too, we saw AAP councilor Tahir Hussain as the main accused of 2020 Delhi riots," Kapoor said in the letter. (PTI)
A man who was allegedly seen opening fire during the violence that broke out in Jahangirpuri earlier this week has been nabbed, the Delhi Police said on Monday.
"A video was being circulated on Apr 17 in social media showing a man (in blue kurta) opening fire during riot in Jahangirpuri area on Apr 16. Police team had gone to his house in CD Park road in his search & for examination of his family members," the DCP of the North West district said.
"The 28-year-old man in the blue kurta, Sonu alias Imam alias Yunus, whose video was being circulated on April 17 on social media for opening fire during a riot in the Jahangirpuri area, Delhi, on April 16, has been nabbed," he added. (ANI)
The two main accused in the Jahangirpuri violence case have been sent to police custody for two more days, ANI reported.
Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana on Monday said 23 people from both the communities have been arrested so far in connection with the Jahangirpuri violence, and refuted claims that attempts were made to hoist saffron flags at a mosque during Hanuman Jayanti procession.
During a media briefing, Asthana asserted that those involved in the violent clashes will not be spared irrespective of class, creed or religion. "No, there was no attempt to hoist any saffron flag at the mosque during the procession," Asthana said when asked if the clashes broke out after attempts were made by some to hoist the flag.
Several politicians and social media users had alleged that some people tried to hoist a flag on a local mosque in Jahangirpuri that led to stone pelting and violence. Clashes had broken out during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in the city's Jahangirpuri area on Saturday in which nine policemen and a civilian was injured.
The investigation into the Saturday clashes has been handed over to the Crime Branch and 14 teams have been formed to take it forward, Asthana said, adding that four forensics teams also visited the spot to gather evidence. (PTI)
As many as seven accused were presented in the Rohini court today, in connection with the Jahangirpuri violence case.
The Delhi High Court on Monday sought a status report from the local authorities on the status of electric and CNG crematoriums here and the steps taken by them to increase their use in place of wood.
A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi, which was hearing petitions concerning the burial and cremation of dead bodies in the wake of the overwhelming number of deaths due to Covid-19 last year, asked the authorities to disclose the details and particulars of the electric and CNG crematoriums in their status report.
The bench, also comprising Justice Navin Chawla, observed that the objective behind the plea -- which sought an increase in the number of electric crematoriums -- was "laudable" and asked the authorities to file a report in four weeks concerning electric and CNG crematoriums in the city. (PTI)
A large number of police personnel were deployed in Jahangirpuri following the violent clashes on Hanuman Jayanti. Take a look.
Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana said Monday that action will be taken without bias against all those found involved in the communal clashes in Jahangirpuri on Saturday. 'We will take action against each person against whom evidence of involvement is found during investigation, irrespective of religion, creed, caste and community,' he said while addressing mediapersons.
Clashes broke out on Saturday, allegedly after an argument during a shobha yatra organised to mark Hanuman Jayanti.
Asthana has denied the allegation that violence erupted after saffron flags were installed at a mosque in the area. “A minor argument led to the violence in Jahangirpuri area. The theory of saffron flags being installed at a mosque is not true,” he said.
A fresh incident of stone pelting was reported from Jahangirpuri on Monday afternoon, two days after a communal clash broke out in the area during a Shobha Yatra on Hanuman Jayanti.
Stones and bricks were thrown from a roof, close to the site of Saturday’s clash and Police and Rapid Action Force officials blocked off the area after the incident. DCP (northwest) Usha Rangrani said one person had been detained.
“A video was being circulated on Sunday on in social media showing a man (in blue kurta) opening fire during the riot in Jahangirpuri area on April 16. Police team of northwest district had gone to his house in CD Park road to look for him and to question his family members. The family members pelted two stones on them in retaliation. Legal action is being taken. One person has been detained. Situation is completely under control,” she said