Delhi Riots: Police arrested 1,829 persons, filed 755 FIRs, govt tells Parliament

As many as 755 FIRs have been registered and 1,829 people were arrested in connection with the northeast Delhi riots last year, the Centre informed Parliament on Wednesday.

Deli Poice arrested 1,829 people and filed 755 FIRs in connection with the northeast Delhi riots last year, Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy told Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The MoS Home said that the police investigated all the cases based on facts and evidence, using the latest scientific techniques, and without any regard to the affiliation or identity of the accused. The minister said that out of the 755 FIRs filed, 62 were linked to heinous crimes and were investigated by the special investigation teams in the crime branch.