Jahangirpuri Violence: Delhi Police To File Chargesheet Today. 37 Accused Arrested So Far

Jahangirpuri Violence: The police employed facial recognition software (FRS) technology, as well as cellphone and CCTV footage, to apprehend the offenders.

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Jahangirpuri Violence: The Delhi Police will be filing the charge-sheet in the Jahangirpuri riots, which took place in April this year, on Thursday, news agency ANI reported.

According to the cops, at least three of the 37 arrested people — 30 Muslims and seven Hindus — have been designated as "principal conspirators" in the draught.

The police employed a facial recognition software (FRS) technology, as well as cellphone and CCTV footage, to apprehend the offenders, ANI reported.

Delhi Police Crime Branch to file chargesheet pertaining to Jahangirpuri riots today. A total of 37 people including the three main accused have been arrested so far.

Police used face recognition software (FRS) system along with analysing mobile & CCTV footage to nab the accused

— ANI (@ANI) July 14, 2022

On April 16, clashes erupted between Hindus and Muslims in a north-west Delhi neighbourhood during a parade commemorating Hanuman Jayanti. As the procession passed past Jahangirpuri's C-Block, a brawl erupted, which quickly escalated into stone pelting, injuring a few police officers and a civilian. The local police department opened an investigation, which was eventually moved to the crime branch.

Earlier last month, while seeking anonymity, a police officer had informed HT, “Of the three alleged prime conspirators, two are Mohammad Ansar and Sheikh Salim alias Salim Chikna. The names of a few more alleged accused such as Imam Sheikh alias Sonu and Tabrez Khan may also be mentioned as the prime conspirators in the final charge-sheet." 

The 37 people held have been charged with 12 offenses, including rioting, arson, attempted murder, and criminal conspiracy. In addition to the 12 provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), section 25 of the Arms Act was included in the first information report (FIR) filed at the Jahangirpuri police station, according to authorities.

(With Inputs From ANI)