26 arrested for Delhi violence sent to judicial custody

New Delhi, December 21

Delhi Police arrested 15 people arrested in connection with the violence in Old Delhi’s Daryaganj area and 11 people for violence in Seemapuri on Saturday.

 The police had sought 14 days’ judicial custody of the arrested people.

One of those arrested claimed he was a juvenile, but police said he told them he was 23.

In Friday’s violence in Seemapuri, Additional DCP, Shahdara district, Rohit Rajbir Singh suffered minor injuries in the incident, they said, adding that he was doing fine now.

Earlier, the police had said five “outsiders’ from the neighbouring areas of Seemapuri were detained in connection with the incident. Subsequently, they were arrested.

Six more persons were also arrested on charges of rioting, causing damage to public property and using force to deter police personnel from performing their duty. It was suspected that they had come to the area with an intention to create mischief, police said.

Meanwhile, in order to ensure that the situation remained under control, the police conducted flag marches in northeast Delhi and appealed to the locals to maintain peace. Senior police officers also interacted with the locals.

The police also reached out to the members of the peace committees in the area in order to maintain law and order. PTI