Kejriwal stated that Shah had assured the availability of an adequate number of policemen. He went on to commend the Delhi Police for their efforts and blamed Muslim leaders and members of the Congress party for instigating the riots. This is not the photo published by that source. Here click on the “Privacy & Security” options listed on the left hand side of the page. [68][89] The Delhi Fire Service stated that it had attended 45 calls from areas in northeast Delhi and three firemen were injured, on 24 February. No", "India's Ruling Party, Government Slammed Over Delhi Violence", "Delhi Riots: IB Operative Ankit Sharma Brutally And Repeatedly Stabbed To Death, Says Post-Mortem Report", "Tahir Hussain—the AAP councillor who faces murder charge now has left Chand Bagh divided", "Tahir Hussain Charged With Murder in Delhi Violence, Suspended By AAP", "Tahir Hussain, suspect in IB staffer's murder arrested, toll in Delhi riots rises to 53", "Unrest Again in Delhi, 27 Killed in Clashes Since Sunday: 10 Updates", "Riots in India's Capital: An Outcome Of Intoxicated Young Minds With Hate – OpEd", "Delhi violence LIVE updates: SIT to probe violence, death toll now at 38", "Delhi violence | 1 killed in fresh attack; toll touches 42", "Situation returning to normal in riot-hit northeast Delhi, some shops reopen", "Delhi violence: 13 cases registered for posting provocative content on social media", "Panic grips Delhi after fresh violence rumours, police say situation normal", "One journalist shot at, two other reporters attacked by mob in Delhi riots", "I was shot by Anti-CAA protestors', claims journalist who was attacked during Delhi riots", "How Indian journalists were attacked during Delhi violence", "India riots: 'We were attacked because we are Muslim, "Eventually, as the violence continued, it got too hot to work, and we pulled out", "This is a riot! Delhi NCR-Anti Hindu Riots by Nikesh Kumar March 4, 2020 March 4, 2020 The seeds of Delhi NCR Anti Hindu riots were sown in 2014 when Modi was elected as PM but without proper sunshine and rain seeds were unable to sprout .And after five year Modi again got elected in … "Hail Lord Rama") and Hindūō̃ kā Hindustān (transl. [29][30] After Mishra's ultimatum, violence erupted. Rapid Action Force were deployed in the worst affected areas.

[22], The riots had their origin in Jaffrabad, in North East Delhi, where a sit-in by women against India's Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 had been in progress on a stretch of the Seelampur–Jaffrabad–Maujpur road. Several MLAs raised concerns on the lack of deployment of enough policemen. [212], On 28 February, the court issued notices to the local and central governments seeking their responses on registering FIRs on Congress party leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi on the charges of delivering hate speeches. He also announced a compensation amount of ₹1 million (US$14,000) to affected people, ₹100,000 (US$1,400) ex-gratia, and ₹500,000 (US$7,000) in the case of a death of a minor. [165] BJP leaders Tajinder Bagga and Kapil Mishra collected ₹7.1 million (US$100,000) for the Hindu victims of Delhi riots via crowdfunding. [52] In Shaheen Bagh, protesters blocked roads, which led to a traffic jam. [17] Videos showed police acting in a coordinated manner against Muslims, on occasion purposefully helping Hindu gangs. [189][190][191][192] During a parliamentary debate over the riots on 11 March, Home Minister Amit Shah stated that rioters who had come from Uttar Pradesh had been identified. [230], During a parliamentary debate over the riots on 11 March, Home Minister Amit Shah gave his condolences to the families of those who died due to the violence and assured them of justice. [178] Twelve eminent citizens of Bangladesh also expressed grave concern over the communal clashes on that day. [47], Protests began across India in December 2019 in response to the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), which allows fast-tracked naturalisation for immigrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan belonging to six religions vis-à-vis Hinduism, Sikhism, Christianity, Zoroastrianism, Jainism and Buddhism. These victims then faced the threat of coronavirus, with social distancing being impossible given the number of people crowded in these camps. This incited more hatred towards Muslims. Kapil Mishra was seen at the rally,[226] while inflammatory slogans inciting people to "shoot the traitors" were heard. This photo was not published by that source. Over 250 chargesheets have been filed in the riots related cases in which 1,153 accused have been charge-sheeted. [153] The lawyers then wrote to the Delhi commissioner of police, demanding action against the officer who assaulted them. [193][231], In response to an RTI application on 13 April, the Delhi Police stated that 23 people had died and 48 people had been arrested in connection with the riots. [13] Even in areas of Delhi which were not affected by the violence, many Muslim families packed up their belongings and left for their ancestral villages, showing no intention of ever coming back. Our newspaper has received tremendous response from the readers as well as advertisers. [159] Families of the victims also reported delayed post-mortem reports from several hospitals. [156], The report indicated that citizens had grown fearful of government services such as ambulances and government hospitals, with victims taking private vehicles to go to private hospitals,[157] due to the treatment and abuse that they had received from the police. [33] The Delhi police were accused by the affected citizens, eyewitnesses, human rights organizations and Muslim leaders around the world of falling short in protecting Muslims. [36] In some instances, Muslims countered perceived threats by returning the violence; on the 25th a Muslim mob approached a Hindu neighbourhood throwing stones and Molotov cocktails and firing guns. [55][56], On 22 February, around 500 to 1,000 protesters, including women, began a sit-in protest near the Jaffrabad metro station. It was also alleged that the doctors did not provide detailed reports of the injuries and autopsies to the victims and their families. [65][77][78], Violence was also reported from the areas of Seelampur, Jaffrabad, Maujpur, Kardampuri, Babarpur, Gokulpuri and Shivpuri. [139], On 1 March, Muslim and Hindu residents of Jaffrabad organised a peace march together. Most of the refugees were reported to suffer from skin rashes and the common cold. [32] Rioters wearing helmets and carrying sticks, stones, swords or pistols, and the saffron flags of Hindu nationalism entered Muslim neighbourhoods, as the police stood by. "Hail Lord Rama"). [128] The neighbourhood between Jaffrabad and Maujpur, which has a mixed population of Hindus and Muslims, demonstrated unity by guarding one another and barricading the gate to prevent outside mobs from entering and destroying the communal harmony that exists there.


[161] Gandhi's press conference was followed by a press conference by Prakash Javadekar; he said that there is "selective silence" from AAP and Congress and he added that they are politicising violence.
Prime News, National, (New Delhi), October 7:-The Delhi police, in its supplementary charge sheet filed before a court, said that a WhatsApp group “Kattar Hindu Ekta”, set up during the northeast Delhi riots in February, allegedly furthered enmity between different groups along religious lines and led to a situation that was prejudicial to the maintenance of harmony. The man died on the spot. Rather they blamed the "outsiders".

[167], Indian National Congress president Sonia Gandhi held a press conference at which she said that Shah should resign for failing to stop the violence. At 10 p.m., shoot at sight orders were given to police in the riot-affected area. [138] Amidst the rioting, the Sikh community allowed those seeking shelter into the gurudwara. [113] He also announced that the Delhi government had set up nine shelters for the people affected by the riots. [11] Some activists were charged with offences under the Indian Penal code and the Arms Act.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaking in Lok Sabha on Delhi riots. [113], A 60-year-old rag picker, who had stepped out of home assuming the situation had normalized, was attacked and died on way to the hospital due to head injuries.

[83][84], In Shiv Vihar, in the afternoon, several shops and homes owned by Hindus were torched by a Muslim mob. [185][186] DCP Joy Tirkey and DCP Rajesh Deo were appointed head of these SITs respectively, along with four Assistant Commissioners in each team. Riots are turning people off to BLM. However, the autopsy report said that a bullet was found in his body. The police had reportedly informed the Ministry of Home Affairs of the shortfall of policeman available for immediately controlling the violence,[150] but this was denied by the Ministry. They further informed the court that they would need more time to investigate the matter. After torching the motorcycle, the mob threatened, assaulted him and seized the memory card in his camera. On September 15, former JNU student leader Umar Khalid was sent to 10 days in police custody as the Special Public Prosecutor told the court that the cops wanted to confront him with documents running into 11 lakh pages in a case related to Delhi riots. [195][196], Activists Harsh Mander and Farah Naqvi filed a plea in the Delhi High Court, demanding that the police report and arrest those involved in the violence on 25 February. [111], On 24 February 2020, the Ministry of Home Affairs stated that the violence appeared orchestrated to coincide with President Donald Trump's February 24–25, 2020 visit to India. [13] Even in areas of Delhi untouched by the violence, some Muslims had left for their ancestral villages, fearful for their personal safety in India's capital. "India for Hindus") marched around the mosque before setting it on fire and looting adjacent shops and houses. [6][66] The police used baton charge and tear gas to disperse the crowd. Of the 53 people killed, two-thirds were Muslims who were shot, slashed with repeated blows, or set on fire. [70] There was heavy stone pelting and vandalism of property. Scroll down the page to the “Permission” section . [152], When a team of lawyers visited Jagatpuri police station to visit the anti-CAA protestors detained by the police, they were reportedly abused by police personnel. It is an EVENING English news tabloid published in Mysore.