New Delhi |ย A 36-year-old man was shot with a country made pistol on his head after which he sustained a bullet injury on his right eye, a Delhi Police official said on Saturday. The incident took place in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area on Friday after which the police apprehended four juveniles for the crime. “A […]
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SC stops demolition drive in Jahangirpuri till further orders
New Delhi |ย The Supreme Court on Thursday extended the status quo order in connection with the demolition drive carried out by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) in Jahangirpuri until further orders. A bench comprising Justices L. Nageswara Rao and B.R. Gavai said it will take a serious view of the demolition, which was carried […]
Demolition process stopped in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri
New Delhi |ย The demolition process was stopped after several illegal encroachments were demolished by the Municipal Corporation in the violence-hit Jahangirpuri area of the national capital. Among the demolished were a tobacco shop, a scrap dealer’s shop, a juice corner and the front gate of a mosque. The residents were extremely angry over the development. […]
Lawyer claims Jahangirpuri demolition not stopped, SC asks registry to communicate order to authorities
New Delhi |ย Senior advocate Dushyant Dave on Wednesday again mentioned the Jahangirpuri demolition matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana, saying despite the top court’s order, the municipal corporation has not stopped the demolition drive. Dave said the top court order in the morning ordered status quo on the demolition, yet the […]
SC stops demolition drive in Jahangirpuri, to hear case on Thursday
New Delhi |ย The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered status quo on the demolition drive being carried out by the municipal corporation against the alleged encroachers in the Jahangirpuri area, where communal clashes broke out on Hanuman Jayanti. Senior advocate Dushyant Dave mentioned the matter before a bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana. Dave said […]
Ansar Sheikh, accused in Jahangirpuri violence has philanthropist image in Bengal’s Haldia
Kolkata |ย Ansar Sheikh, one of the prime accused in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri violence, owns a luxurious mansion in Haldia, the prime industrial township in West Bengal’s East Midnapore district and has an image of a philanthropist there. A highly placed source in the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of West Bengal Police told IANS on condition of […]
Jahangirpuri Violence: Five rioters booked under stringent NSA
New Delhi |ย As many as five persons arrested in connection with Saturday’s communal clashes in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area have been slapped with the stringent National Security Act (NSA), official sources said on Tuesday. The sources said the accused who have been booked under the NSA include alleged mastermind Ansar Sheikh, Salim Chikna, Imam Sheikh alias […]
Jahangirpuri Violence: Third Shobha Yatra didn’t have permission, say Delhi Police
New Delhi |ย Delhi Police had denied permission to take out a third ‘Shobha Yatra’ in the Jahangirpuri area to mark Hanuman Jayanti on Saturday, which later resulted in violent clashes between two groups of people in the area. “A case under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against the organisers for […]
Man who supplied empty bottles during Jahangirpuri violence held
New Delhi |ย Delhi Police has arrested a 36-year-old man, a scrap dealer, for his involvement in the recent communal violence in the national capital, officials said on Monday. The arrested individual has been identified as Sheikh Hameed, a resident of Jahangirpuri. Police said during questioning, Hameed disclosed that he had supplied bottles that were used […]
Delhi police arrests man who allegedly fired shots during communal clashes in Jahangirpuri
New Delhi |ย Delhi Police have arrested a 28-year-old man, who allegedly fired shots during the communal clashes in north-west Delhi’s Jahangirpuri on April 16, an official said on Monday. The accused has been identified as Sonu alias Imam alias Yunus, a resident of C Block in Jahangirpuri. DCP (north-west), Usha Rangnani, said a video was […]