nDelhi Chief Minister Arvidn Kejriwal on Wednesday requested for the Army to be called in and curfew imposed in Delhi amid tension in the national Capital. "I have been in touch wid large number of people whole night. Situation alarming. Police, despite all its efforts, unable to control situation and instil confidence. Army should be called in and curfew imposed in rest of affected areas immediately. Am writing to Hon'ble HM to this effect," Kejriwal said on Twitter
The situation in northeast Delhi has been tense since Sunday. Violence in these areas has claimed 20 lives so far and left over 150 people injured. Delhi Police has been deployed in these areas, including Jaffrabad, Babarpur and Gokulpuri.
Kejriwal condoled the death of an IB staffer, whose body was found in northeast Delhi's riot-hit Chand Bagh area.
Ankit Sharma, the Intelligence Bureau staffer, may have been killed in stone pelting, officials said. His body was taken to the Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital for an autopsy, they said.
"Such a tragic loss of life. The culprits must not be spared. 20 people have already lost their lives. So painful to watch people of Delhi suffering," the chief minister said in a tweet. "Praying that we recover from this tragedy soon n work together to undo damage done to people n communities," he tweeted.
CM Kejriwal also visited the violence-hit northeast Delhi on Wednesday. According to Delhi government official, the chief minister also visited the office of deputy commissioner of police (northeast). He was accompanied Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and AAP leader Sanjay Singh.