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Jahangirpuri Riots: Bulldozers on hold for 2 weeks under SC diktat
Fp Staff •The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it will take serious view of demolition that took place in Delhi's Jahangirpuri after information was given to Mayor. Riots broke out in the area in northwest Delhi on Saturday during a Hanuman Jayanti procession
No more ‘bulldozer justice’? With Supreme Court stepping in, will Jahangirpuri ‘rioters’ be spared?
Fp Explainers •The Supreme Court has halted the demolition drive in Jahangirpuri. The Delhi BJP chief had demanded that ‘illegal’ constructions of those arrested in violence be identified and demolished
Jahangirpuri riots: The AAP vs BJP fight over ‘main conspirator’ Ansar
Fp Explainers •The BJP and AAP have traded allegations that Ansar, the alleged mastermind behind the violence in northwest Delhi, has links to either party. While Atishi of the AAP shared images of him at BJP-related events, the saffron party hit back, accusing them of 'lying' and 'diverting' attention
Jahangirpuri clash: Ansar reached Hanuman Jayanti Shobha Yatra with 4-5 others, sparked violence, say Delhi Police
Fp Staff •The Delhi Police told the Court that it needs to find out the source from where these accused got the weapon
Delhi: Five Jahangirpuri violence accused booked under National Security Act day after Amit Shah directed police to take strict action
•So far, 21 people have been arrested and two juveniles detained in connection with the incident that left nine people injured including eight police personnel injured on 16 April
Jahangirpuri violence a ‘criminal conspiracy’: Delhi Police to MHA in preliminary report
Fp Staff •The Delhi Police have also submitted their own response to the crisis and have delved into the possible modus operandi involved in the attacks and rioting, including how stones and brickbats were collected along with other weapons
EXCLUSIVE Jahangirpuri Riots: VHP sought Delhi Police permission for Hanuman Jayanti procession
Siddhartha R •VHP joint general secretary Surendra Jain told Firstpost that the Delhi Police has arrested innocent Hindus whose property was attacked and who only resorted to self-defence
Nine states, 15 days: India is witnessing a spate of communal violence
Fp Explainers •In the past 15 days, Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti processions have descended into violence and chaos across states in the country. There are concerns that India is becoming more polarised than ever before
How communal flare-up in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri exposes liberal, intellectual and even political ineptitude
Utpal Kumar •Riots take place when an ideology believes in its exclusivity; their frequency increases when others, in reaction, too start asserting themselves. Such flare-ups also happen when perpetrators believe they can get away with such crimes
Delhi riots: From 2022’s Jahangirpuri to Sadar Bazar in 1974, a history of communal clashes in the Capital
Fp Explainers •The Jahangirpuri clashes are a stark reminder that Delhi has witnessed several incidents of large-scale sectarian violence. The Capital saw the worst in 2020 when people clashed in Northeast Delhi, leading to the deaths of 53 people and unprecedented destruction of public property