Tag: Delhi Riot

Talks are abuzz that the maker might enlighten the audience on the brutal genocide of Sikhs in his next movie. Most famously known as the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, it was an organised massacre against Sikhs following the assassination of Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards.

Muzaffarpur (Bihar): A case was filed on Thursday against BJP leader Kapil Mishra in a Muzaffarpur court in Bihar for allegedly making inflammatory speeches that led to riots and arson in Delhi which claimed 38 lives and left over 200 dead. Chief Judicial Magistrate Mukesh Kumar posted the matter for hearing on March 12, two […]

New Delhi: Around three dozen Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel donated blood at the GTB Hospital, here on Tuesday, to help aid the hospital in meeting the demand arising from the rush of those hurt in violence, officials said. A group of 50 CRPF personnel were sent to the hospital. Of them, 34 donated […]

New Delhi: The death toll in the Delhi’s communal violence has gone up to 42 now with four more fatalities being recorded at the city’s GTB Hospital on Friday, officials said. The number stood at 38 till Thursday. The Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital has recorded 38 deaths, the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash hospital three, […]

Bhubaneswar: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday raised the Delhi violence issue at the 24th Eastern Zonal Council (EZC) meeting in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. “At the beginning of the meeting, I said that I feel sad for what happened in Delhi. There is an urgent need to restore […]

New Delhi: Amid the mayhem witnessed in northeast Delhi, another tale of humanity and compassion getting the better of bigotry and hate was scripted, which was narrated by a Muslim resident of Shiv Vihar on Friday — how his Hindu neighbour saved his and his family’s life. “Around 9 a.m. on Tuesday, a mob of […]

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday rejected the bail plea of former municipal councillor from the Congress Ishrat Jahan, accused of attempt to murder in a case related to violence and rioting in northeast Delhi over the amended citizenship law, saying she does not deserve bail at the present stage of the investigation, “despite […]

New Delhi: The Border Security Force (BSF) will rebuild its Constable Mohammad Anees’ house, which was burnt in the riots in northeast Delhi, and hand it over to him as a ‘wedding gift’, officials said. The 29-year-old constable, who is currently posted at a BSF camp in Radhabari near West Bengal’s Siliguri, will also be […]

New Delhi: Outgoing Delhi Police commissioner Amulya Patnaik’s last few months in office were riddled with allegations of “inaction” and “failure” to contain northeast Delhi’s communal violence, “inept” handling of Jamia and JNU cases and undermining the morale of the force with his own men heckling him for not taking a firm stand for their […]

New Delhi: Amid uproar over the suspension of seven Congress MPs and the Opposition demand to discuss the last week’s Delhi violence, the Lok Sabha was on Friday adjourned till March 11. On Thursday, seven Congress MPs were suspended, for their unruly behaviour from Lok Sabha till the remainder of the current second sitting of […]

New Delhi: The police have filed 683 FIRs so far in the incidents related to the Delhi violence that rocked the city on February 24-25. A total of 1,983 people have been arrested or taken into the custody so far in this regard, the police said. The Delhi Police Headquarters provided this information to IANS […]