Delhi Police has arrested three more persons in connection with the communal clashes that took place in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri area early this month. While two people were nabbed from Delhi, one of the most wanted accused in the riots was apprehended by the Special Cell from West Bengal.
The two accused have been identified as Jaffar (34) and Babuddin alias Babu (43), both residents of Jahangirpuri, from where they were arrested on Wednesday by the Delhi Police's Crime Branch, which is probing the case.
Farid alias Neetu (35) who was nabbed from West Bengal on Thursday has six cases registered against him, including that of robbery, snatching, burglary and under the Arms Act, since 2010 and he is a history-sheeter in the Jahangirpuri area, police said.
“Farid was very actively involved in the communal riots and played a major role. Our teams deployed in West Bengal arrested him on Thursday from his aunt's house in Tamluk Village. He is being brought to New Delhi via a flight today," one of the sources said.
Police said that Farid had fled from the area after the riots. Since then, he had been changing his locations and moving across West Bengal.
Both Jaffar and Babuddin were also found to be actively involved in rioting.
"While scanning through footage of multiple CCTV cameras and mobile videos, Jaffar was seen roaming around with the crowd with a sword during the violence. Babuddin was found to be instigating the crowd during the violence. Both of them have been arrested based on digital evidence and technical surveillance," a senior police officer said.
Clashes broke out between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession on April 16, leaving eight police personnel and a resident injured. According to police, there was stone-pelting and arson during the clashes and some vehicles were also torched.
Days after the violence, Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana had written to the Enforcement Directorate to investigate money laundering charges against the prime accused in the case.
The police have slapped the stringent National Security Act against five of the accused in the case.