Delhi riots: Estimated death toll is 53, over 200 seriously injured

The estimated death toll in the communal violence in northeast Delhi stood at 53, according to a report by “The Polis Project” – a research organization, which was confirmed by the Delhi Police. The violence started on February 23 and ended on February 25. Read More
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In Delhi, worst communal violence in decades sees death toll rise to 27

The death toll in the three days of violence in Delhi reached 27 according to the latest figures on Wednesday. The clashes started on Sunday between a Muslim group protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act and a Hindu group backing the new law. Read More
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Delhi violence turns deadly, policeman among 5 killed in riots

Northeast Delhi turned into a battlefield as the violence that started on Sunday afternoon between pro- and anti-CAA groups spiralled out of control and took the share of full-fledged rioting on Monday and claimed at least five lives. Read More
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Clashes erupt in northwest Delhi over CAA, many injured

Violence erupted at a protest site near northeast Delhi’s Jaffrabad Metro station when supporters of the Citizenship Amendment Act clashed with the anti-CAA protesters on Sunday. Read More
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Old Delhi Durga temple vandalism: 4 arrested amid tension in area

Two days after the vandalism of a Durga temple in Lal Kuwan area of Old Delhi’s Chawri Bazar, the Delhi Police have arrested a total of four people. A juvenile has also been detained in the case. Read More
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JNU case: Delhi govt tells court charges filed in ‘haste, secrecy’

The Delhi government informed a court that the Delhi Police filed the chargesheet in the 2016 Jawaharlal Nehru University sedition case in a “hasty” and “secretive manner” and it will take over a month to decide whether to grant sanction to prosecute the accused. Read More
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‘Mastermind’ in Pulwama terror attack, arrested in Delhi

The special cell of Delhi police arrested a man, who was a “close aide” of the mastermind behind the February 14 Pulwama attack, from near Lajpat Nagar market. Read More
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Court slams Delhi govt for ‘delaying sanction’ to try Kanhaiya

The Delhi Police informed a trial court that it had failed to procure prosecution sanction against the former Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union president, Kanhaiya Kumar, and other co-accused in the 2016 Jawaharlal Nehru University sedition case. Read More
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EC to Delhi Police: Probe fake news on Lok Sabha poll dates

The purported fake news claims that the polling for the general election will start from April 7 to May 17. It also listed dates of polling for different states. The news has been circulating on popular social-media platforms, including Facebook and WhatsApp. Read More
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JNU sedition case: Kanhaiya, Umar Khalid among 10 charged

The Delhi Police, on Monday, filed a 1,200-page chargesheet against 10 people in the 2016 case where a group of students and activists allegedly raised anti-India slogans in the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus, in New Delhi. Read More
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