April 20: After demolishing rioters' properties in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, now the North Delhi Municipal Corpooration of Delhi (MCD) has ordered demolition of illegal properties of the rioters in Delhi's Jehangirpuri. Bulldozers have been called in to raze the properties of the riots accused.
Delhi Police Special CP Deepender Pathak along with other senior officials are present on the ground.
The MCD has demanded an additional deployment of 400 Delhi policemen keeping in mind the sensitivity of the situation. The area is already under heavy police deployment after riots broke out last Saturday when a peaceful procession was attacked.
Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta also wrote to the NDMC mayor to identify the illegal constructions of “rioters” in Jahangirpuri and demolish it using bulldozers.
“The anti-social elements and rioters have the protection of local AAP MLAs and corporation councillors, due to which they have done several illegal constructions and encroachments in Jahangirpuri area. Therefore, they should be identified and such constructions should be razed,” Gupta urged in the letter.
The Delhi police have so far arrested 25 rioters in the case including the main accused. The widespread clashes left several policemen and civilians injured.
The Delhi police have invoked NSA on 5 accused in the case. The accused have been identified as Ansar, Salim, Imam Sheikh alias Sonu, Dilshadi and Ahidi. Accused Imam Sheikh was filmed firing on the procession.