Two days after arson and violence leading to 27 deaths and several injured, the Delhi Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested 106 people for their alleged involvement in the communal clashes in the areas of Northeast Delhi. Police said that they have also registered 18 First Information Reports (FIRs) in connection with the arson and violence.
The violence were witnessed in Northeast Delhi's Maujpur, Gokulpuri, Gautampuri, Jafrabad, Shiv Vihar, Bhajanpura, Seelampur, Kardampuri and Chandbagh and some other areas since Monday.
According to Mandeep Singh Randhawa, the Additional Commissioner of Police, Crime, no untoward incident was reported on Wednesday and Police Control Room (PCR) calls from northeast Delhi have reduced.
"Police has also released two helpline numbers -- 011-22829334, 22829335 -- for people to reach out during distress," said Randhawa while addressing the media in Police Head Quarters on Wednesday evening.
On Wednesday, Delhi Police also shared contact numbers of police personnel 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.
The death toll in the communal violence that took place in northeast Delhi has risen to 27. Meanwhile, the Deputy Commissioner of Police in Northeast, Ved Prakash Surya along with a posse of police personnel conducting a flag march in the violence-hit areas seeking to boost confidence of people and bring the situation to normal.