14 Arrested in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri Case; Clashes in Andhra, U’khand Too
Mangalore Today News Network / NDTV
New Delhi, April 16, 2022: Fourteen people have been arrested in the aftermath of the violence that broke out in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri on Saturday. The situation is peaceful as of now, police said, and 9 injured are currently being treated.
Members of two communities clashed in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area on Saturday after stones were allegedly pelted at a Hanuman Jayanti procession. Several people, including policemen, have been injured in the ensuing chaos.
Visuals from the clashes show huge groups of people on different sides of a road pelting stones at each other and quickly falling back as the police try to intervene.
All those injured have been admitted to Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital in Jahangirpuri for treatment.
Delhi Police’s Public Relations Officer DCP Anyesh Roy said there was a ruckus during the procession and there have been reports of stone-pelting on participants of the procession, with some incidents of arson also reported.
"All our senior officers are at the spot and the situation is under control. Extra forces have been deployed. We are investigating which policemen have been injured," Mr Roy said.
The security arrangements in north-west Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area were placed on high alert early Sunday morning following the communal violence that occured between two groups of people resulting in several injuries, including Delhi Police personnel.
After clashes in Delhi, similar violence broke out in Holagunda, Andhra Pradesh on Saturday when members of VHP took out a rally on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti. Stone pelting happened near a mosque, when VHP members started playing loud music and chanted slogans. 20 people have been detained, said police.
Violence on Hanuman Jayanti also took place in Roorkee, Uttarakhand, after stone pelting erupted during a Shobhayatra. A total of 10 people, including the in-charge of Mandavar outpost, were injured in the attack in Bhagwanpur area. The rioters vandalized several vehicles and set two on fire. As soon as the information was received, Bhagwanpur police immediately rushed to the spot. Tensions remain high on both sides. After this incident, high alert has been issued in the entire state, Navbharat reported.