Jahangirpuri clash: BJP MP alleges ‘international conspiracy’, families of accused protest | Top points
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BJP MP Hans Raj Hans has claimed that the Jahangirpuri clash in Delhi on Saturday evening was an 'international conspiracy'. Meanwhile, the familes of those arrested protested outside the police station on Sunday.
Nine people were injured in clashes that broke out between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri area on Saturday evening. Among those injured were several police personnel.
According to the police, stones were pelted and some vehicles torched in the violence that occurred at around 6 pm on Saturday.
The Delhi Police initiated an investigation on Saturday night and has arrested fourteen people so far. Family members of those arrested protested outside the police station on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Hans Raj Hans, a BJP leader and MP from North-West Delhi, claimed on Sunday that the incident in Jahangirpuri was part of an 'international conspiracy'.
Here are the top developments in the case:
In a statement issued on Sunday, the Delhi Police said the situation in Jahangirpuri area is “fully under control” and adequate police force has been deployed.
“Area domination, foot patrolling and deep deployment has been ensured to assure people and to maintain law and order,” the statement said.
