The Delhi Police has arrested 20 people while two juveniles have been apprehended over the violence during a Hanuman Janmotsav procession in the city's Jahangirpuri. The accused were identified as Zahid (20), Anshar (35), Shahjad (33), Mukhtyaar Ali (28), Mohammad Ali (18), Amir (19), Aksar (26), Noor Alam (28), Mohammad Aslam (21), Zakir (22), Akram (22), Imtyaz (29), Mohd. Ali (27), Ahir (37), Sheikh Saurabh (42), Suraj (21), Neeraj (19), Suken (45), Suresh (43) and Sujeet Sarkar (38), all residents of Jahangirpuri.
“Three firearms and five swords have also been recovered from the possession of the arrested persons,” said Usha Rangnani, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Northwest district.