Fresh violence broke out in parts of northeast Delhi with violent mobs going on the rampage on Tuesday. The death toll in the violent clashes over the amended citizenship law has touched 13, according to official sources.
Smoke was seen going up in some places and streets, including in the epicentre of the trouble Maujpur, were littered with stones, bricks and burnt tyres, testimony to the spiralling violence and bloodshed that took on a communal taint on Monday and injured about 150 people.
Schools were shut with exams being postponed and fearful residents stayed indoors as the area smouldered with tension.
Prohibitory orders, banning the assembly of more than four persons, were imposed on Monday and will continue to be in force till March 24.
Northeast Delhi burns as 13 die in riots over CAA (IN PICTURES)
Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik along with NSA Ajit Doval has reached in North-East Delhi and called emergency meeting in DCP's (North-east) office.
After two days of rampant violence in northeast Delhi, a shoot-at-sight order has been issued in the affected areas, police sources said on Tuesday. (READ MORE)
The Central Board of Secondary Education has postponed the board exams for Class 10 and 12 scheduled on Wednesday in violence-affected northeast Delhi. (READ MORE)
IPS officer S N Shrivastava has been appointed as the new Delhi Police Special Commissioner (Law and Order) after the Union Home Ministry repatriated him from the CRPF on Tuesday night to take control of the situation in the wake of communal violence in the city, officials said. (READ MORE)
Private and government schools in violence affected North East Delhi will continue to be closed on Wednesday, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Tuesday. (READ MORE)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is following the situation in New Delhi where there have been clashes between pro and anti-CAA groups (Citizenship (Amendment) Act) that claimed lives of 13 people, including a police head constable. (READ MORE)
Plea moved in Delhi HC regarding violence at Maujpur, Jafrabad and adjoining areas in Northeast Delhi during the CAA-related protests on Monday.
#DelhiBurns | Amidst reports of stone-pelting and increase in death toll, #ArvindKejriwal held a meeting with MLAs and asked Delhi Magistrates to carry out peace march with police in #DelhiRiots affected areas. pic.twitter.com/Y1BQXpgwZj
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) February 25, 2020
Police has brought an injured person at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, after he suffered a gunshot wound.
BJP MP Gautam Gambhir reacting to Kapil Mishra's speech says mo matter who the person is, whether he is Kapil Mishra or anyone else, belonging to any party, if he has given any provoking speech then strict action should be taken against him.
Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is chairing a meeting with Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Lt Governor Anil Baijal, Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik, Congress leader Subhash Chopra, BJP leaders Manoj Tiwari & Rambir Singh Bidhuri and others. #NortheastDelhi pic.twitter.com/iz2ohNeSNo
— ANI (@ANI) February 25, 2020
An incident of stone-pelting has been reported in Kabir Nagar area near Maujpur metro station.
35 companies of paramilitary forces have been deployed in #NortheastDelhi along with Special Cell, Crime Branch and Economic Offences Wing (EOW) officials. Local police from different districts of Delhi have also been called in.
A statement from the Delhi Police said, "A total of seven deaths were reported - one police personnel and six civilians have lost their lives."
Two complaints have been filed against Kapil Mishra, BJP leader for inciting mobs in Sunday and Monday's violence. One complaint has been filed by AAP corporator Reshma Nadeem and second by Haseeb ul Hasan.
The written complaints filed with police say that during protest Mishra incited people by his inflammatory speeches which led to the chaos. However, as of now no action has been yet taken against Mishra.
A special branch report of the Delhi Police says that rioters at Chandbagh Mazaar, who opened fire on the police and indulged in violence were linked to the Popular Front of India (PFI).
A name of the senior office member of the PFI, resident of Shaaheen Bagh has also been mentioned.
"The situation is very tense. We are continuously receiving calls related to incidents of violence from North-East Delhi. Commissioner of Police held a meeting at Seelampur DCP Office last night," Delhi police said.
The Commissioner of Police also held a meeting at Seelampur DCP Office on Monday night.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will hold a meeting today at 12 pm with Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and various representatives of political parties on the law and order situation in Delhi.
DMRC, in a tweet, said that five metro stations including Jaffrabad, Maujpur-Babarpur, Gokulpuri, Johri Enclave and Shiv Vihar stations on the Pink Line Metro will remain closed and trains are being terminated at Welcome Metro Station.
The Delhi Fire Services on Tuesday said that they received a total of 45 distress calls from the areas that were gripped by violence.
According to Atul Garg, Director, Delhi Fire Service, " Total 45 fire calls were received, one fire tender was stoned and one was completely burnt. Three firemen got injured."
Delhi CM Kejriwal on Tuesday has called an urgent meeting of MLAs of his own party as well as the BJP to discuss the situation and work out solutions to ease the unrest.
Delhi: Two empty bullet shells found by Rapid Action Force (RAF) team from Brahampuri area. More details awaited. #NortheastDelhi https://t.co/3jM0wPUP0x pic.twitter.com/oOLspfKgrT
— ANI (@ANI) February 25, 2020
Two complaints have been filed against BJP leader Kapil Mishra, BJP leader for inciting mobs in Sunday and Monday's violence. One complaint has been filed by AAP corporator Reshma Nadeem and second by Haseeb ul Hasan.
The written complaints filed with police say that during protest, Mishra incited people by his inflammatory speeches which led to the chaos. However, as of now no action has been yet taken against Mishra.
A special branch report of the Delhi Police says that rioters at Chandbagh Mazaar, who opened fire on the police and indulged in violence were linked to the Popular Front of India (PFI).
A name of the senior office member of the PFI, resident of Shaaheen Bagh has also been mentioned.
"The situation is very tense. We are continuously receiving calls related to incidents of violence from North-East Delhi. Commissioner of Police held a meeting at Seelampur DCP Office last night," Delhi police said.
The Commissioner of Police also held a meeting at Seelampur DCP Office on Monday night.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will hold a meeting today at 12 pm with Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and various representatives of political parties on the law and order situation in Delhi.
DMRC, in a tweet, said that five metro stations including Jaffrabad, Maujpur-Babarpur, Gokulpuri, Johri Enclave and Shiv Vihar stations on the Pink Line Metro will remain closed and trains are being terminated at Welcome Metro Station.
The Delhi Fire Services on Tuesday said that they received a total of 45 distress calls from the areas that were gripped by violence. According to Atul Garg, Director, Delhi Fire Service, " Total 45 fire calls were received, one fire tender was stoned and one was completely burnt. Three firemen got injured."
Delhi CM Kejriwal on Tuesday has called an urgent meeting of MLAs of his own party as well as the BJP to discuss the situation and work out solutions to ease the unrest.
Am v worried abt prevailing situation in certain parts of Del. All of us together shud make all efforts to restore peace in our city. I again urge everyone to shun violence
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) February 25, 2020
Am meeting all MLAs (of all parties) of affected areas along wid senior officials in a while
Some false information/news item has been circulating regarding damage to a mosque in Ashok Vihar area. It is to clarify that no such incident has taken place in the area of Ashok Vihar. Please do not spread false information: DCP North West, Delhi
Central Board of Secondary Education: On the request of Directorate of Education, Government of Delhi and to avoid inconvenience to students, staffs and parents, the Board has decided to postpone Class 10 and 12 exams scheduled for February 26 in north east part of Delhi. pic.twitter.com/IFFtedikVR
— ANI (@ANI) February 25, 2020
Police have put barricades and sealed all the roads that lead to Ghaziabad from north east Delhi. Ajay Kumar Pandey, DM says,"keeping in mind the violence in Delhi we have sealed the borders. There is peace in our district. We have closed all the wine shops in the nearby areas." pic.twitter.com/Gd31NiJ2rr
— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) February 25, 2020
Schools will remain closed tomorrow also in violence-affected North East district. All home examinations have been postponed. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has been requested to postpone tomorrow's board exams: Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia
Delhi: Menu of the dinner banquet at Rashtrapati Bhavan hosted in the honour of US President Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/qcnwzWkJDz
— ANI (@ANI) February 25, 2020
Thick smoke billowed in the air and mobs roamed unchecked through the streets, pelting stones, vandalising shops and threatening locals, as fresh violence broke out in northeast Delhi on Tuesday, a day after seven people were killed in communal clashes over the amended citizenship law. (READ MORE)
IPS SN Shrivastava has been appointed as Special Commissioner (Law and Order) in Delhi Police, with immediate effect.
A delegation of civil rights activists, including All India Progressive Women's Association Secretary Kavita Krishnan, on Tuesday, went to meet Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at his residence to submit an appeal to protect the people in the city from communal violence. (READ MORE)
Delhi HC asks CBSE to decide on rescheduling board exam or shift centre. Justice Rajiv Shakdher asked the CBSE to take the decision as soon as possible on the exam and convey it to all concerned.(FULL REPORT)
Over 100 activists, including Harsh Mander, Apoorvananad, Annie Raja, Yogendra Yadav, Shabnam Hashmi, and senior advocate Vrinda Grover came out with a statement in which they called upon "all authorities to perform their constitutionally mandated job of bringing the situation under control and restoring peace".
The Amnesty India on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to unequivocally condemn the recent hate speeches made by leaders and demanded that they must be held accountable, as nine people were killed in violence in northeast Delhi over the citizenship law.
The pleas relating to the north-east Delhi violence, which has claimed 11 lives, reached the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court on Tuesday and they will hear the matter on Wednesday.
Traffic Alert
— Delhi Traffic Police (@dtptraffic) February 25, 2020
Traffic movement from Shahdra towards Apsara Border has been closed after barricading by UP police. Traffic has been diverted towards Surya Nagar.
Some news agency ran the news that Delhi Police said that it has not got adequate forces from MHA, this info is wrong. MHA is continually supporting us & we have adequate forces. Delhi police denies this completely: Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik
#WATCH Delhi Commissioner of Police, Amulya Patnaik: Some news agency ran the news that Delhi Police said that it has not got adequate forces from MHA, this information is wrong. MHA is continually supporting us & we have adequate forces. Delhi police denies this completely. pic.twitter.com/C8r9Vtueeg
— ANI (@ANI) February 25, 2020
Delhi Police PRO MS Randhawa on BJP leader Kapil Mishra's speech: It's under investigation, our top priority was to control the situation which we've done. We will investigate all FIRs that have been registered & if a main conspirator is found action will be taken. #DelhiViolence pic.twitter.com/qdNP8gn2G3
— ANI (@ANI) February 25, 2020
Latest visuals from Chand Bagh area in violence-hit North East Delhi. pic.twitter.com/ZfkJRJdEnC
— ANI (@ANI) February 25, 2020
We are deeply disturbed and concerned about what and why is happening in Delhi. We are watching it. In our country there is no place for violence. We the people of India want peace and we appeal everyone to maintain peace: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
56 police personnel injured, head constable Rattan Lal has lost his life, DCP Shahdara also suffered head injuries; 130 civilians injured. Section 144 imposed in the affected areas. Appeal to the people to maintain peace and not to believe in rumors.I appeal to people especially in North East Delhi to not take law in their hands. We are taking the help of drones also. Situation under control, says Delhi Police PRO MS Randhawa.
A mosque in #Gokulpuri was set ablaze in #DelhiRiots.
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) February 25, 2020
Express photos by @Somrita_Ghosh.
LIVE: https://t.co/0MJAS01VNX pic.twitter.com/7U9xOXJwaB
Delhi High Court is hearing a petition filed by a school and it's students of 10th and 12th class seeking change in the centre for the Board exams. The Board exam centre allotted to the petitioner school is in Karawal Nagar (North East Delhi)
— ANI (@ANI) February 25, 2020
Dr Sunil Kumar, Medical Superintendent of Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital, Delhi: Total 10 deaths and 150 injured admitted at GTB Hospital in the last 24 hours
We appeal to all to maintain peace and condemn this act of violence in Delhi. Some communal powers, for their political gains, are working towards creating differences using religion. Every Congress worker will help govt to maintain peace, law and order in capital: Congress leader Randeep Surjewala
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has appealed to all to desist from spreading rumours and said that political parties should cooperate with police to quell these rumours and dispel fear among public.He also appealed to public at large and media to communicate responsibly and avoid spreading rumours. Shah has asked the Police Commissioner of Delhi to have senior police officers present in Police Control Rooms so that rumours can be dispelled as quickly as possible: ANI
US President on violence in North East Delhi and CAA: We did talk about religious freedom. The PM said he wants people to have religious freedom. They have worked really hard on it. I heard about the individual attacks but I did not discuss it. It is up to India. pic.twitter.com/p0hEYfqhU1
— ANI (@ANI) February 25, 2020
We will be detaining the miscreants and taking legal action against them. People should cooperate with us to maintain peace. We are here till the situation normalises. Else we deploy more forces: Special CP Satish Golcha in Delhi's Khajuri Khaas
Maujpur remains tense with hundreds of people still on the roads.
— The New Indian Express (@NewIndianXpress) February 25, 2020
Express photos by @Somrita_Ghosh.#DelhiRiots LIVE: https://t.co/0MJAS01VNX pic.twitter.com/Qkri4zKaRL
Today four persons have been brought dead, yesterday five people lost their lives. Death toll rises to nine, says Sunil Kumar, Medical Superintendent of GTB Hospital
"Whatever happened yesterday is unfortunate and saddening. I appeal to everyone that they should not be manipulated and should not involve themselves in violence. Everyone should stand against those who are manipulating people in such a tense situation. Peace should be maintained in the country, " Tiwari told ANI.
Delhi: Lt Governor Anil Baijal and Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik pay tribute to Delhi Police Head Constable Rattan Lal who lost his life during clashes in North East Delhi yesterday. pic.twitter.com/XmDcIYjd7s
— ANI (@ANI) February 25, 2020
Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal & Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia meet those who have been injured in #DelhiViolence & have been admitted at Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital. pic.twitter.com/CWvPoIMgFa
— ANI (@ANI) February 25, 2020
The senior Congress leader said the amendment to the CAA should be abandoned forthwith and the government should listen to the voices of the anti-CAA protesters by keeping the CAA in abeyance till the Supreme Court gave its verdict.
While being produced in a court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Guwahati on Tuesday, Gogoi said he, along with other arrested KMSS leaders, would launch the hunger strike within the jail premises from March 1 to intensify the agitation against controversial CAA.
“Our government will not tolerate any kind of violent protests which would result in loss of lives of our personnel & citizens.
— Office of G. Kishan Reddy (@KishanReddyOfc) February 25, 2020
With a Head of State visiting India, it’s a conspiracy to create chaos in Delhi & show our country in poor light”: MoS @kishanreddybjp on Delhi violence
According to our TNIE correspondent present at Jafrabad, a mob brandishing rods, sticks, guns and swords, has come out on the streets.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear an application filed by former Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah and others seeking lodging of FIRs with regard to the recent violence in Delhi over the amended citizenship law. The application was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench of justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph. The bench agreed to hear the matter on Wednesday.
The situation in North East Delhi is only getting worse. If @PMOIndia wants to restore peace, it is incumbent on you that Army takes over the area. Cops have abdicated their duty & are colluding with mobs. The only way to secure lives & limbs is to hand over the area to the army
— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) February 25, 2020
High Court agrees to hear tomorrow the petition regarding violence held in Maujpur, Jaffrabad and adjoining area of North-east Delhi.Petition seeking constitution of an SIT consisting of officers from outside Delhi and direction to the Centre to request Army to maintain law&order pic.twitter.com/RmKQObV3Ve
— ANI (@ANI) February 25, 2020
Additional stretchers and wheelchairs being placed to transport the increasing number of the injured, says an official from GTB Hospital.
Both CM and I want that peace and harmony should remain intact in Delhi. We should do everything possible to maintain peace and order. We should also help Police in this: Delhi Governor Anil Baijal
Two of my colleagues @arvindgunasekar and @saurabhshukla_s were badly beaten by a mob just now in Delhi, they only stopped beating them after realising they are “our people- Hindus”. Absolutely despicable.
— Nidhi Razdan (@Nidhi) February 25, 2020
NDTV correspondents attacked during clashes in Maujpur area of north east Delhi: TV reports
Stone pelting again starts, between two groups near Bhajanpura chowk in #NorthEastDelhi pic.twitter.com/ppf2oZ5xBT
— ANI (@ANI) February 25, 2020
US President: Earlier today we expanded our defence cooperation with agreements for India to purchase more than US$ 3 Bn of advanced American military equipment, including Apache & MH-60 Romeo Helicopters - finest in the world. These will enhance our joint defence capabilities. pic.twitter.com/TD6xMTx20q
— ANI (@ANI) February 25, 2020
Shahrukh, the man in a red t-shirt who opened fire at police during violence in North East Delhi yesterday, has been arrested by Police.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah was positive and all parties have stressed on restoring peace in the national capital.
"Meeting with HM Amit Shah was positive and it was decided that all parties will take steps to restore peace," he told reporters after the meeting.
"The police are doing their bit and HM has assured that whatever force is needed, will be provided," Kejriwal said.
