Jahangirpuri Violence: Delhi Police Submits Preliminary Report To Home Ministry, Points To 'Criminal Conspiracy'

The police have mentioned in their report that the entire set of events that took place in Jahangirpuri leading to the riots was a criminal conspiracy.

Security personnel keep vigil after clashes broke out between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession on Saturday, at Jahangirpuri in New Delhi, Monday, April 18, 2022. (PTI Photo)

New Delhi: The Delhi police have submitted their preliminary investigation report to the Home Ministry giving details about the Jahangirpuri riots which took place on Saturday during a Hanuman Jayanti procession. 

According to ABP News sources, the police have seized the weapons used in the riots and have given a detailed description of it in the report.  The police have also said that the entire set of events that took place in Jahangirpuri leading to the riots was a criminal conspiracy. 

The report also mentions the immediate steps taken by the forces to control the situation and further do a thorough investigation of the case.

The Delhi police registered an FIR on Monday against the organisers of a Hanuman Jayanti procession that triggered communal riots in Jahangirpuri on Saturday, while drones kept a hawk-eye and police patrolled the streets in the troubled northwest locality of the national capital.

Under fire from political parties over the communal conflagration, Delhi police chief Rakesh Asthana addressed a press conference where he reassured people that nobody involved in the riots, irrespective of "caste, creed and religion", will go scot free.

Two days after the clashes, the Delhi Police admitted the third Hanuman Jayanti procession, organised by Hindu fringe outfits, had not been accorded administrative permission. It also arrested a Muslim man named Sonu who had allegedly fired at police during the mayhem that left nine people, including eight policemen and a civilian, injured.

Altogether 25 people, including two juveniles, have been apprehended so far in connection with the clashes.

A local Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Prem Sharma, an accused in the case, was questioned by police but let off.

According to police, they are scanning more than 200 videos to identify those behind the violence that pushed the national capital on edge.

Asthana said 14 teams have been formed to investigate the April 16 clashes.