Delhi Cabinet Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday met senior police officials and discussed law and order situation of North-east Delhi post- riots.
Rai, senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader also discussed issues raised by the local people regarding law and order and asserted strict action against those who have strong evidence against them.
Soon after the meeting with joint CP and DCP North-east, Rai said, "Police should take stern action against whom there is evidence, innocent people should not be harassed and arrested based on any provocation or misleading information."
Incidentally, On February 23, during communal violence 53 people lost lives while around 250 were injured. Delhi Government, after an assessment, released compensation amount to the riot victims.
Adding furthermore, Rai said that after the violent riots that took place in Delhi, we have been getting complaints from different constituencies that cases have been filed against people who were not involved in the riots.
Citing incidents reports, AAP leader said that we had held a meeting with the police officials earlier on the situation and found out that the lower level police officials are filing the cases. "We met the senior officials today and deliberated on how the police officials must be careful in reporting such cases so that innocent people are not arrested or wrongly framed," said the AAP leader, "Strict action must be taken against those who have strong evidence against them. No action on behalf of the police must be taken under any provocation or if it is misleading. The police have assured that no wrong action will be taken and the senior officers will also take cognizance of such a complaint."
This may noted further Rai who is also the Member of Legislative Assembly of Babarpur in North East Delhi has continuously monitored the situation in the aftermath of the riots.
Rai also visited the Mustafabad relief camps to meet the victims of the riot and met Delhi Police Commissioner and discussed the law and order situation of North East Delhi with him earlier also.
In February, violent riots ravaged the north-eastern part of Delhi, killing many people and bringing forth a loss of crores of rupees.
The people who were rendered homeless in the riots have been staying at the relief camps of the Delhi government, some of them have gone to their relatives or acquaintances.