Delhi Violence Updates: Brittle Quiet After Two Days Of Clashes, Death Toll Rises To 27

The death toll in Northeast Delhi communal violence over the Citizenship Amendment Act rose to 17 on Wednesday, according to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital authorities. On Tuesday, the death toll was 13. Four bodies were brought to the hospital from the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, taking the death toll to 17, a senior official said. PTI

The violence over Citizenship Amendment Act in Delhi has drawn sharp reactions from U.S. lawmakers with the mainstream media prominently reporting it along with the just-concluded visit of President Donald Trump.

U.S. Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal said the "deadly surge of religious intolerance in India is horrifying". "Democracies should not tolerate division and discrimination or promote laws that undermine religious freedom," she said in a tweet, adding that the "world is watching".

Democratic presidential candidate and Senator Elizabeth Warren said, "It's important to strengthen relationships with democratic partners like India. But we must be able to speak truthfully about our values, including religious freedom and freedom of expression, and violence against peaceful protesters is never acceptable."

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The Washington Post reported, "The riots represent a serious escalation of tensions after months of protests in response to a controversial citizenship law and growing frictions between supporters and opponents of the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi."

According to The New York Times, "As President Trump toured India's capital, at least 11 people were killed in communal clashes that have upended a working-class neighborhood.” PTI

A Mumbai resident has filed a police complaint application seeking action against journalist Rana Ayyub for posting an "old" video purportedly of the ongoing Delhi violence, an official said on Wednesday.

The complainant, Ramesh Solanki, claimed the video was two years old, and it was posted by Ayyub "with an intention to spread hatred in the society and to add more fuel to the Delhi violence".

In his complaint, which he filed online on Tuesday, Solanki also uploaded a photo of Rana's tweet and the twitter handle @ranaayyub. "Please take action against this hate-monger Rana Ayyub. The video shared by Rana Ayyub is two years old and she is sharing it again in this situation trying to spread hatred in the society and to incite people and add more fuel to the Delhi violence,” the complaint stated.

A senior Mumbai Cyber Crime official said they will first verify facts before deciding to take any action, if needed. "If needed, we will transfer the complaint to police station concerned for further investigation," he said.

A 45-second video clip posted on @RanaAyyub on Feb. 25 shows men attempting to place a saffron flag and the tricolour on what looks like a minaret, against the backdrop of billowing black smoke.

"Re-posting this video after verifying its authenticity. It is from Delhi. Men marching on top of a mosque, vandalising it and placing a saffron flag over it," Ayyub tweeted. She had shared the video earlier as well, but deleted it after it was alleged to be fake. She then posted it again. PTI

The Congress Working Committee started on Wednesday deliberations on the Delhi violence matter.

Party president Sonia Gandhi and top leaders Manmohan Singh, AK Anthony, Ghulam Nabi Azad, P Chidambaram and Priyanka Gandhi were present at the meeting. Rahul Gandhi was not present at the meeting as he is abroad, sources said.

The party is likely to evolve a strategy on the calshed, following protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act.

The Congress is against the CAA and has urged the government to keep it in abeyance or take it back as it is causing concern among a major section of the country's population, especially the Muslim community. PTI

The Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Police to respond by 12:30 pm today to a plea seeking lodging of FIRs and arrests of those involved in the ongoing communal violence in parts of northeast Delhi over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

A bench of Justices S Muralidhar and Talwant Singh said a senior-level police officer, who is aware of the facts, should be present before it at 12:30 pm with instructions. The bench said it does not require the presence of all the police officers as they are required to be at the spot of violence.

The court said police does not need its direction to take action in relation to the violence and police should take suo motu action as "this is very important". PTI

The Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court will later today hear applications seeking their intervention in violence that unfolded in parts of Delhi over the Citizenship Amendment Act.

Bhim Army Chief Chandrasekhar Azad approached the apex court and NGO Human Rights Law Network moved the Delhi High Court seeking FIRs in clashes that erupted in parts of northeast Delhi. Azad also sought protection for the women protesters at Shaheen Bagh. (read more)

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The Delhi High Court today said Class 10 and 12 students, who have board exam centres in violence-hit northeast Delhi, need to be informed in one go about the schedule for the next 10-15 days and not on piecemeal basis.

Justice Rajiv Shakdher said the situation in northeast Delhi is getting worse and there have been more deaths and, therefore, the Central Board of Secondary Education CBSE needs to take a call for the next 10-15 days.

The court asked the CBSE to come with instructions about a long-term plan at 2:15 pm. The direction by the court came after the CBSE said that the exams in 86 schools in the violence-hit northeast Delhi have been postponed.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said the army should be called in as police is unable to control the situation despite all its efforts following the Delhi violence.

Kejriwal said the situation has become "alarming", adding that he is writing to Union Home Minister Amit Shah. "I have been in touch with a large number of people whole night. Situation alarming. Police, despite all its efforts, unable to control situation and instil confidence (sic)," Kejriwal tweeted.

"Army shud (should) be called in and curfew imposed in rest of affected areas immediately. Am writing to Hon'ble HM to this effect," he added.

The death toll in northeast Delhi communal violence over the Citizenship Amendment Act has risen to 20, according to GTB Hospital authorities today. On Tuesday, the death toll was 13.

"The death toll has risen to 20 today," Medical Superintendent of GTB Hospital, Sunil Kumar, told Press Trust of India.

Earlier, at least four bodies were brought to the Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital from the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, a senior official said. PTI

Observing that the violence in northeast Delhi is akin to a "horror film" depicting the grim reality of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, the Shiv Sena today said the "bloodbath" has brought disrepute to the national capital like never before while U.S. President Donald Trump was in India with the "message of love".

The editorial in party mouthpiece Saamana lamented that Trump was welcomed in Delhi while there was bloodbath on the streets.

"Violence has erupted in Delhi. People are on the streets equipped with canes, swords, revolvers, blood is being spilled on the roads. Some horror film-like situation is being witnessed in Delhi, which depicts the grim reality of 1984 riots," the Sena said. PTI

Congress leaders will march to Rashtrapati Bhavan today to seek normalcy and peace in violence-hit Delhi, party sources said. They will also submit a memorandum to President Ram Nath Kovind. The death toll in the Delhi violence has risen to 20 from 13 overnight, GTB Hospital authorities said today. PTI

The Supreme Court rebuked Delhi Police today for failing to act "professionally" and check the violence in northeast Delhi that has left 20 people dead and scores injured.

The apex court also refused to entertain peititions related to the riots over the new Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.

"If somebody makes an inflammatory remark, police has to take action," the Supreme Court said.

Though the top court did not look into the applications on the violence, it said there was a need for "conducive environment" to go into the matters related to Shaheen Bagh protests.

A bench comprising Justices SK Kaul and KM Joseph said it will not expand the scope of petitions filed in connection with the protests at Shaheen Bagh against the CAA by looking into the pleas on violence.

"We will not go beyond scope of the petition before us. Several unfortunate incidents have taken place. The question before us is that whether the people aggrieved can sit at a place called Shaheen Bagh. We will hear only this issue. "We are not going into the applications related to the issue of violence. It is for the high court to look into the matter".

The bench said that it is not precluding anyone from availing any remedy as per law. It told the interlocutors senior advocate Sanjay Hegde and advocate Sadhana Ramachandaran that people at Shaheen Bagh have to come forward for the solution.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta informed the Supreme Court that the Delhi High Court has heard pleas connected with the violence and listed for further hearing in the afternoon.

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres is closely following the situation in New Delhi and stresses that demonstrators should be allowed to demonstrate peacefully and security forces should show restraint, his spokesperson said.

Communal violence over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, in northeast Delhi has killed at least 20 people, including a police constable, and left over 150 people injured as police struggled to check rioters who ran amok on streets, burning and looting shops, pelting stones and thrashing people.

"I think it's very important that demonstrators be allowed to demonstrate peacefully and that security forces show restraint. This is the SG's constant position," Secretary General Guterres' spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said at the daily press briefing on Tuesday.

When asked if the United Nations is monitoring the situation, Dujarric said "Yes, we're obviously following it closely." PTI

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today described the violence in Delhi as a colossal failure of Delhi Police. At least 20 people have been killed and hundreds injured in communal clashes in northeast Delhi over the last three days.

"Whether the violence erupted in East Delhi (MOS-Home) or spontaneous (MHA), the government has a duty to end the violence. The violence has continued since Monday and there are still incidents of violence. This shows the massive failure of Delhi Police," Chidambaram tweeted. PTI

The Delhi Police has shared contact numbers of its officers who are at various hospitals for those desirous of seeking information on victims admitted following communal violence in the northeast part of the national capital.

At Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Sub-Inspector Gajender Singh can be contacted on 9818120026 for details.

Sub-Inspector Yogender Singh can be reached at 7982756328 for details of victims in Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Hospital and Maulana Azad Hospital.

Sub-Inspector Devender Singh is stationed at RML Hospital and can be contacted at 9818313342 to seek information.

Assistant Sub-Inspector Narender Rana can be reached on 9868738042 for those admitted at Al-Hind Hospital. PTI

Bahujan Samaj Party President Mayawati today condemned the violence in parts of northeast Delhi and demanded a high-level inquiry into it.

“The Central and Delhi governments should take it seriously and get a high-level inquiry conducted into it and take strict action against all the culprits and those who were negligent. This is the demand of the BSP," she said in a tweet in Hindi.

The comments come in the backdrop of the communal violence over the amended citizenship law over the past few days in the national capital where the death toll on Wednesday went up to 20.

The Delhi High Court today asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to advice the Delhi Police commissioner on lodging of FIRs relating to alleged hate speeches by three BJP leaders.

A bench of justices S Muralidhar and Talwant Singh was hearing plea seeking lodging of FIRs and arrests of those involved in the ongoing communal violence in parts of northeast Delhi over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.

The hearing will continue at 2:30 pm.

The high court said the situation outside was very unpleasant.

It asked Mehta and deputy commissioner of police (crime branch) if they have seen the video clip of BJP leader Kapil Mishra making alleged hate speech. Later, the video was played in the courtroom.

Congres President Sonia Gandhi today said the party wants the army called in to Delhi to quell the violence in certain parts of northeast Delhi over Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.

“There is conspiracy behind violence and tragic incidents,” Gandhi said. “Conspiracy was witnessed during Delhi polls (too), (when) BJP leaders gave hate speeches creating an atmosphere of fear.”

“The Centre, the home minister and the Delhi govenrment (are) responsible for the situation in Delhi,” she said. “Amit Shah must take responsibility for violence in Delhi and resign. He is yet to call an all-party meeting (on the Delhi violence.”

The Congress president also batted for adequate security forces and peace panels in colonies to bring the situation under control.

“The Delhi chief minister (Arvind Kejriwal) must be visible in affected areas and in constant communication with people,” Gandhi said, urging people to reject politics of hate and do their best to heal rifts.

Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh today attacked Delhi Police for allegedly failing to contain the violence in northeast Delhi and asked why the border areas were not sealed despite Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's requests.

He claimed that law and order situation in the city has "deteriorated" after Amit Shah took over as the union home minister.

"People instigating violence have no religion. It was a failure of the Delhi Police which failed to seal the border areas. Why were the border areas not sealed despite Arvind Kejriwal's requests?" the AAP leader said.

"People are being killed, shops and homes are being burnt. The law and order is under the home ministry and since Amit Shah became the Home Minister things have deteriorated," he said in a press briefing.

An Intelligence Bureau staffer was found dead in northeast Delhi's riot-hit Chand Bagh area, officials said today. Ankit Sharma, who lived in Chand Bagh, may have been killed in stone pelting, they said. His body has been taken to the Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital for an autopsy.

In his first reaction to incidents of violence in Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today appealed for peace and brotherhood, and said he has held an extensive review of the prevailing situation in various parts of the national capital.

He also said it was important that calm and normalcy was restored at the earliest.

"Had an extensive review on the situation prevailing in various parts of Delhi. Police and other agencies are working on the ground to ensure peace and normalcy," Modi tweeted. "Peace and harmony are central to our ethos. I appeal to my sisters and brothers of Delhi to maintain peace and brotherhood at all times.”

At least 20 people have been so far died due to communal violence in parts of northeast Delhi over the Citizenship (Amendmend) Act, 2019.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given to National Security Adviser Ajit Doval the mandate to restore normalcy in riot-hit northeast Delhi where at least 20 people have been killed in the communal violence, officials said today.

Doval undertook a late night tour of the riot-hit areas on Tuesday accompanied by Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik and newly-appointed Special Commissioner S N Shrivastava and other senior officers, they said.

He visited the affected northeastern parts of Delhi, including Jaffrabad and Seelampur, where he met police officers and gave them necessary directives, besides meeting leaders of different communities to assuage the tensed situation, the officials said.

Shrivastava is believed to have been handpicked by Doval himself after Patnaik faced flak for failing to curb spiralling violence in the national capital in the backdrop of high-profile visit of U.S. President Donald Trump, they said.

Delhi Police reports to the union home ministry.

Senior AAP leaders Sanjay Singh and Gopal Rai today urged the central government to deploy the army in the violence-hit areas of Delhi to bring the situation under control. They also asked why the borders areas were not sealed despite repeated requests by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.

Claiming that the Aam Aadmi Party's Delhi government is doing everything it can to bring the situation under control, Singh said Union Home Minister Amit Shah cannot hold meetings just for "formality".

"Wake up home minister, you are calling meetings just as a formality and what are your party members doing. They are inciting violence. Just taking meetings as a formality is not going to solve anything," he said.

"People instigating violence have no religion. A large number of outsiders are entering Delhi to incite violence. Why were the border areas not sealed despite Arvind Kejriwal's requests?" the AAP leader said. "People are being killed, shops and homes are being burnt. The law and order is under the home ministry, and since Amit Shah became the home minister, things have deteriorated," he told reporters.

Rai said AAP has asked all party volunteers to talk to the people in violence-affected areas and spread the message of peace. "The Delhi Lieutenant Govenor promised that additional force will be deployed and some force was deployed also, but despite that the incidents of firing did not stop," he said.

Both the Aam Aadmi Party leaders said that there was no other alternative except to deploy the Army in parts of the national capital. At least 20 people have been killed and hundreds injured in communal clashes in northeast Delhi over the last three days.

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today said what BJP leader Kapil Mishra had said was "shameful" but the government's silence on it was even "more shameful".

She also appealed to the people of Delhi to not indulge in any violence and urged all Congress workers to ensure that there is peace in the city.

"I appeal to the people, for God's sake, do not indulge in violence as they only will suffer because of it. I have also appealed to the people of Uttar Pradesh to not allow the spread of violence in the state. I have also urged Congress workers to not allow any spread of violence and urge people to maintain peace," she told reporters.

Priyanka Gandhi is Congress' general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh East.

Bharatiya Janata Party termed "laughable" Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s demand for Home Minister Amit Shah's resignation and accused her of politicising the ongoing Delhi violence.

"Violence is ending. Investigation is on to find out the truth and identify culprits. No accused will be left out. Attacking government and politicising violence is dirty politics," senior BJP leader and Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said, adding that it also demoralises police.

Javadekar noted that Shah had called a meeting of all political parties, including the Congress, over the communal violence in Delhi and asserted that it is the responsibility of all parties to help maintain peace. He also raked up the anti-Sikh riots in 1984 when the Congress was in power to hit back at the opposition party.

The Delhi high court today ordered seeting up of a shelter for those affected by the communal violence in parts of northeast Delhi.

"Set up helplines and shelters for those affected by violence. Basic amenities such as blanket, food, medication and sanitation must be ensured," the court said. "There must be a safe passage provided for those who have lost their lives and that their last rites take place with utmost dignity."

The Delhi High Court today said the Delhi violence shouldn't be allowed to into an episode like the 1984 anti-Sikh riots that, according to government estimates, killed at least 2,800 people in the national capital.

"We cannot have another 1984 under the watch of this court and under the watch of all of you," Justice S Murlidhar said.

"Every victim must be visited by the highest state functionary and families which have lost members must be assured. This must be done at the earliest. Leaders must reach out personally to those who have suffered across the divide," he added.

Twenty people have so far died due to communal violence in parts of northeast Delhi over the amended citizenship law.

Prices of vegetables and milk in some pockets of violence-hit northeast Delhi have increased as shops remained shut amid a curfew-like situation in the region.

Some shops which are opened are running out of supplies quickly.

People in certain localities of Jaffrabad, Maujpur, Baburpur, Noorilahi, Yamuna Vihar—the epicentres of the ongoing Delhi violence—said they have to pay more for these essentials.

The Delhi Police had on Tuesday put in place the Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure in a bid to check clashes. The restrictions have been able to check mobs running amok on main roads for two days, an on-ground Delhi Police officer told Press Trust of India.

But people in interiors of these localities are facing trouble in procuring essentials.

"I bought milk at Rs 50 a litre which usually costs us Rs 42 in this area. The shops in the lanes are closed and I had to walk 1 km to get it," Sulaiman, a resident of Jaffrabad's Subhash Mohalla, said.

The officer quoted earlier said the situation would return to normalcy soon.

The Delhi Assembly today paid tributes to those who lost their lives in the communal violence in northeast areas of the city-state.

Speaker Ram Niwas Goel led the assembly in paying tributes and all lawmakers observed a two-minute silence. Goel said all members of the legislative assembly should rise above party politics and try to ensure peace in the national capital.

Security personnel, including paramilitary forces, conducted flag marches in the riot-hit areas of Chand Bagh, Jaffrabad, Bhajanpura, Yamuna Vihar and Maujpur as tension simmered in the wake of the communal strife that claimed at least 20 lives.

Shops and schools remained closed and streets wore a deserted look as sporadic violence continued since Monday with mobs running amok, looting shops and setting properties on fire.

Authorities said 20 people have died in the violence since Monday.

There was a heavy deployment of force in the Chand Bagh area and security personnel did not allow anyone to come out on the road. Some of the lanes were blocked with residents saying they had closed them for their own safety.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today urged the central government to take immediate steps to restore normalcy in Delhi, rocked by violence in the last few days over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.

He also expressed concern over "attack" on journalists covering the riots in the national capital and alleged that the rule of law has collapsed there.

"There is an active campaign of hatred going on. Even the journalists are attacked. The death toll is on the rise. It's a matter of concern that the BJP leader, who has made hate speech and instigated the riots, is going scot-free," Vijayan said in a release.

The fact that fanatic private forces were also involved in the riots indicated a serious collapse of the rule of law, he said.

A large number of Keralites living in Delhi have expressed concern about losing their life and property, which was a testimony to the growing insecurity there, Vijayan said. "The union ministry should not hesitate to take stern action against the culprits."

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan today said anyone targeting minorities in the country would be dealt with strictly, as he condemned the ongoing violence in India.

"I want to warn our people that anyone in Pakistan targeting our non-Muslim citizens or their places of worship will be dealt with strictly. Our minorities are equal citizens of this country," he said.

Khan also condemned the violence in India and said the world community "must act" now. "Now 200 million Muslims in India are being targeted. The world community must act now," he tweeted. "Whenever a racist ideology based on hatred takes over, it leads to bloodshed.”

The death toll in the northeast Delhi communal violence over the amended citizenship law rose to 22 on Wednesday, according to GTB Hospital authorities. On Tuesday, the death toll was 13.

"The death toll has risen to 22," Medical Superintendent of GTB Hospital Sunil Kumar Gautam said. Of the 22 deceased, four were brought to the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital from the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital earlier in the day, a senior official said.

CPI (M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury today said the violence in Delhi is a "chilling reminder" of the 2002 Gujarat riots.

He said there was no way to restore peace and normalcy in Delhi other than by calling in the army. "It's clear that the violence in Delhi has the sanction of police and that of the powers that govern them. Adequate compensation should be provided to the kin of the dead and those injured by the Centre and the state government," he said.

The Delhi Police comes under the union home ministry.

Nationalist Congress Party’s Member of Parliament Supriya Sule today demanded the resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah owning moral responsibility for the "huge security lapse" in connection with the violence in Delhi, which has so far killed 22 people.

The Baramati MP also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to conduct a "transparent" probe into the alleged security lapse.

"The Centre should be held responsible for what has happened in Delhi. Union Home Minister Amit Shah must resignowning moral responsibility," Sule told reporters in Mumbai. "It is a huge security lapse during US President Donald Trump's visit. The home minister is responsible for it.”

"There should be an impartial probe into it...It is my humble request that the PM carries out a transparent inquiry into the security lapse," the NCP leader said.

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval held a meeting with senior officials of Delhi Police today and took stock of the violence that has killed 22 people so far.

Doval held a meeting at the office of the deputy commissioner of police (northeast) along with the top leadership of the Delhi Police.

On late Tuesday night, Doval held a similar meeting with the top brass of the Delhi Police after violence swept through northeast Delhi.

The Delhi High Court today directed the police to take "conscious decision" with respect to lodging of FIRs against alleged hate speeches by three BJP leaders in connection with the CAA violence and convey by Thursday.

The three Bharatiya Janata Party leaders are Kapil Mishra, Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma.

A bench of Justices S Muralidhar and Anup J Bhambhani took on record the assurance by Special Commissioner Praveer Ranjan that he will sit with the police commissioner today itself and view all video clips and take a conscious decision on lodging of FIRs.

The high court also issued notices to the parties concerned on the plea filed by the Centre seeking to be impleaded in the case.

The matter will be heard further on Thursday. PTI

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal visited the violence-hit areas of northeast Delhi today, accompanied by his deputy Manish Sisodia and AAP leader Sanjay Singh.

"The common man of Delhi did not indulge in violence. Outsiders, some politicians, anti-social elements involved, he said in the state assembly.

Earlier in the day, the chief minister said his government would give a compensation of Rs 1 crore to the family of head constable Ratan Lal who was killed in Delhi violence.

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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.

As many as 24 people have died due to the clashes in the past four days.

"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.

Police also released two helpline numbers—011-22829334, 011-22829335—for people to reach out during distress. PTI

The issue of violence in the national capital did not figure in the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said.

Javadekar answered in the negative when asked at a media briefing whether the violence in North East Delhi, which has claimed 24 lives so far, figured in the Cabinet meeting.

He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval are keeping an eye on the situation.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that rioters from outside and some political and anti-social elements were involved in the northeast Delhi violence in which 24 people, including a police head constable, were killed.

Speaking in the Delhi Assembly, the chief minister appealed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah that if required, the Army should be called in to control the situation in the riot-affected areas.

Kejriwal said the common man of Delhi did not indulge in violence and asserted that a modern Delhi cannot be built on a pile of dead bodies.

“There are two options before Delhiites. One is that we should stand together and make prosperous future of Delhi, and second is to get involved in violence. Modern Delhi cannot be built on a pile of dead bodies. We have to make Delhi developed city through good schools, hospitals,” Kejriwal said in the House.

A compensation of Rs 2 lakh will be paid to the next of kin of the people who have died in the communal violence in northeast Delhi, senior officials said on Wednesday. At least 24 fatalities have been reported in the violence over the last few days, 22 at GTB Hospital and two at LNJP Hospital.

“A compensation of Rs 2 lakh will be paid to the next of kin of the people who have died in the communal violence. Persons who have been seriously injured will be given a relief amount of Rs 50,000,” a senior official told PTI.

The official said the compensation is part of the government's existing scheme to offer relief fund to victims killed in any disaster or other such incidents.

“The beneficiaries would be identified through the MLCs (medico-legal cases). We have already discussed it with hospital authorities. The relief fund would be transferred to the beneficiaries through bank transactions,” the official said.

After two days of communal clashes that claimed 27 lives, a brittle quiet settled over parts of riot-hit northeast Delhi on Wednesday but there was violence in some other places with shops set ablaze and the body of an IB staffer found in a drain.

As police conducted flag marches and security personnel spread out across the northeastern edge of the national capital in a bid to quell the violence raging since Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his first reaction appealed for peace and brotherhood.

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval visited some riot-hit areas. "What has happened has happened. Inshallah, there will be complete peace here," he said.

Doval had on Tuesday undertaken a late night tour with Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik and newly-appointed Special Commissioner SN Shrivastava.

The Delhi Police said it has arrested 106 people for their alleged involvement in the violence and have registered 18 FIRs.

A mosque and a dargah were vandalised before being set afire during the communal violence in northeast Delhi, locals claimed on Wednesday. The mosque is situated at Ashok Nagar area in northeast Delhi, while the dargah is located in Chand Bagh.

The locals in Ashok Nagar area said the mosque was set on fire by unidentified miscreants on Tuesday afternoon.

"We got to know about it through social media... We came to know from police that the mosque was vandalised around 12 p.m. This is unfortunate and I can say that it was not done by any local, outsiders were involved," one of the locals, who did not wish to be named, said.

He said the mosque was very old and construction work was going on there. There were a few Muslim families who lived there but now they have left the area, he added.