Three more bodies were recovered from riot-hit North-East Delhi’s Gokalpuri and Bhagirathi Vihar canal. The violence in Jaffrabad, Maujpur, Babarpur, Chand Bagh, Shiv Vihar, Bhajan Pura, Yamuna Vihar areas of northeast Delhi has claimed at least 45 lives and left over 200 injured. A large number of properties have been damaged. Frenzied mobs torched houses, shops, vehicles, a petrol pump and pelted stones at locals and police personnel. However, the situation has remained peaceful with heavy police deployment in the areas which witnessed communal riots.
Three more bodies were recovered from riot-hit North-East Delhi’s Gokalpuri and Bhagirathi Vihar canal. The violence in Jaffrabad, Maujpur, Babarpur, Chand Bagh, Shiv Vihar, Bhajan Pura, Yamuna Vihar areas of northeast Delhi has claimed at least 45 lives and left over 200 injured. A large number of properties have been damaged. Frenzied mobs torched houses, shops, vehicles, a petrol pump and pelted stones at locals and police personnel. However, the situation has remained peaceful with heavy police deployment in the areas which witnessed communal riots.