New Delhi:
A day after 21 people and two minors were arrested on charges of rioting and unlawful assembly in northwest Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area, the investigation into the violence has been transferred to the Crime Branch, which has constituted a special investigation team (SIT).
According to officials, the crime branch has been asked to use the facial recognition system (FRS) to investigate and assist the “Bangladeshi aspect”. This came after several BJP leaders alleged that the violence in Jahangirpuri was triggered by the involvement of illegal Bangladeshi migrants.
The Crime Branch SIT has five Assistant Commissioners of Police and 10 Inspectors. A senior police officer said, “Two ACPs have been asked to probe the cyber aspect, while another ACP has been asked to analyze the call detail records of the arrested persons and one ACP has been asked to assist with the INNEFU team. have been asked to use an identification system (FRS) for
The Special CP (Crime) has asked one inspector to verify the Bangladeshi aspect and another inspector to collect the videos from social media and electronic media.
“They have also been asked to check the call logs of the Police Control Room (PCR) and record their statements to meet all the callers,” an official said.
According to police, at least eight of the accused in the case so far have criminal records, some of whom have been arrested earlier on charges ranging from rioting to attempt to murder.
Based on the complaint lodged by Inspector Rajiv Ranjan Singh, the FIR lodged at Jahangirpuri police station states, “It was a peaceful Shobha Yatra procession to mark Hanuman Jayanti, but it was around 6 pm. When they reached a mosque. In C-Block, a man, identified as MD Ansar, came along with four-five associates and got into an argument with the people involved in the yatra. The argument intensified and stone pelting started from both the sides and a stampede broke out.”
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