Delhi Police received over 4,000 calls on Saturday as cash-strapped people resorted to violence in some parts of Delhi as they stood in long queues outside banks and ATMs either to withdraw money or exchange the high-currency notes.
“We received over 4,000 calls today. There were sporadic incidents of violence reported across the city but there weren’t any untoward incidents reported,” said Sanjay beniwal, special commissioner of police (Operations).
Police said that it received 4,500 calls on Friday till 6 PM. A case of stone pelting at IDBI bank in Roop Nagar was reported and one person was arrested.
At 12 pm, Imran (44), who had already withdrawn money from the bank once, tried to go inside again and was stopped by a security guard, police said.
He got into a scuffle with the guard and called six-seven other men who resorted to stone-pelting. Imran is a resident of Malkaganj and was arrested from the spot while police is scanning the CCTV footage from the bank to identify the other accused.
“No one was reportedly injured by the stone pelting. The bank operations were resumed after few hours. A case under sections 147 (Punishment for rioting), 148 (Rioting, armed with deadly weapon), 323 (Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (Punishment for wrongful restraint) and 427 (Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees) IPC has been registered against the accused,” said a senior police official.
To manage anxious crowds, as many as 3,400 personnel of paramilitary and Delhi Police along with 200 quick reaction teams have been deployed at ATMs and banks across the national Capital. In addition to this, RAF jawans were also deployed at certain points to monitor the situation. Senior officers of Delhi Police were also present at important junctions to oversee the security arrangements.