15 People Sent To 2-Day Judicial Custody In Daryaganj Violence Case; 15 Held For Seelampur Stir

As many as fifteen people were arrested and sent to two-day judicial custody by the Delhi police on Saturday evening in connection with the violence that took place in Old Delhi's Daryaganj area

New Delhi: As many as fifteen people were arrested and sent to two-day judicial custody by the Delhi police on Saturday evening in connection with the violence that took place in Old Delhi's Daryaganj area during a protest against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). According  to reports, all the accused were produced before a city court on Saturday. The police had sought a judicial custody 15 days for the arrested people.

One of those arrested claimed he was a juvenile. However, police said he is aged 23. Metropolitan Magistrate Arjinder Kaur also directed counsel for the accused persons to approach the registry for filing the bail pleas, which would be heard on Monday.

The defence lawyer told the court that police has arrested a juvenile, aged 15, and presented him before the court today. The police however said that the accused had told the police that he was 23 years old. During the course of hearing, the police had sought 14 days custody.

According to news agency IANS, Lawyer Mehmood Paracha, appearing for Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad, said: "The FIR is against one Chandra Shekhar. Ask the IO (investigating officer) where is he?"

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Meanwhile, 11 people were also arrested for allegedly pelting stones at security personnel during a protest against the amended Citizenship Act in northeast Delhi's Seemapuri on Friday, where an additional deputy commissioner of police was injured, police said on Saturday.

Earlier in the day, a Delhi court also sent Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad, who was arrested in connection with the violence in Old Delhi's Daryaganj area, to 14 day's judicial custody.  Aazad, who was arrested earlier in the day, sought bail from the court on the ground that there is no evidence that he instigated the Jama Masjid crowd to go to Delhi Gate where the protesters had turned violent.

The police opposed his bail plea on the ground that he may threaten witnesses and his judicial remand is necessary for the sake of law and order. The court, however, dismissed his bail plea and sent him to 14 days' judicial custody.



Earlier, a lawyer had requested the court to direct the investigating officer to give details of Aazad's whereabouts. Aazad's outfit had organised a march from Jama Masjid to Jantar Mantar on Friday against the new citizenship law, despite not having permission from police.

On Friday, the protesters marched towards Jantar Mantar from Jama Masjid but were stopped by the police and paramilitary personnel near Delhi Gate. After this, the protest turned violent with demonstrators setting a car on fire and damaging a few vehicles and police carrying out a baton charge and using water cannon on the protestors.