106 arrested for Delhi violence, drones used to monitor situation: police
The Delhi Police has arrested 106 people for their alleged involvement in the northeast Delhi violence and registered 18 FIRs, a senior police officer said on Wednesday.
The Delhi Police has arrested 106 people for their alleged involvement in the northeast Delhi violence and registered 18 FIRs, a senior police officer said on Wednesday (February 26).
“No untoward incident was reported on Wednesday and PCR calls from northeast Delhi have reduced,” Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) Mandeep Singh Randhawa told reporters.
“Like we said earlier, miscreants will be identified and punished. Senior officers were closely monitoring the situation in northeast Delhi,” he said, adding that drones are being used on ground.
Police also released two helpline numbers — 011-22829334, 22829335 — for people to reach out during distress.
North-east Delhi has witnessed violent clashes between groups in favour of and against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act over the past three days. As of Wednesday evening, 22 people were killed, including a police head constable.
The hotspots of violence were predominantly from northeast Delhi and included Bhajanpura, Chand Bagh, Maujpur, Karawal Nagar, Gokulpuri, and Jaffrabad.
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In several areas, the police were accused multiple times of not doing anything to bring the situation under control.
In response to the violence that appears to be going out of control, Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to the people to remain calm and gave a mandate to National Security Advisor Ajit Doval to restore normalcy and peace in the city.
