The Special Investigation Teams (SITs) headed by Crime Branch’s Deputy Commissioners of Police, Dr Joy Tirkey and Rajesh Deo along with Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) teams on Friday visited the riots affected areas in Northeast Delhi.

The SITs inspected the drains in Karawal Nagar where four bodies including Intelligence Bureau staffers’ body was found. The SITs also inspected the building owned by Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) councillor Tahir Hussain who is accused of IB staffer Ankit Sharma murder and violence in the area.

Huge amount of petrol filled bottles, acids and stones were found kept in crates on the top floor of the building owned by Hussain on Thursday following which police has sealed the building. 

The police have registered a total of 123 First Information Reports (FIRs) and around 630 people have been arrested and detained so far in connection with the northeast Delhi communal violence.

Around 25 cases related to firearms have been registered by the police and further police teams are questioning people to know how and from where these weapons were brought by the mobs. 

Around 90 people have sustained bullet injuries and even the Delhi Police head constable Ratan Lal (42) died due to bullet wounds following the riots which erupted in Jafrabad, Maujpur, Chand Bagh, Khureji Khas and Bhajanpura areas of Northeast Delhi. 

“Police has detained and arrested over 600 people, who are being questioned. It is suspected that the arms and ammunition were brought from neighbouring states of Uttar Pradesh. Police is questioning suspects who might be involved in firing and even brining arms and ammunition to the riots affected areas,” said a source. 

While addressing the media at Northeast Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) office, the Delhi Police spokesperson Mandeep Singh Randhawa said forensic science laboratory teams have been called in and the crime scenes are being revisited.