On Tuesday, several level police officers along with Special Cell and Crime Branch officials with large teams had raided six possible hideouts of Tahir Hussain around Chand Bagh area, but the police could not find him.
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal today showered praises on the Delhi Police for effectively stemming dangerous rumours that had the city in its grip on Sunday
Shahrukh was caught on camera firing bullets at a policeman. He was initially reported arrested but later Delhi police had confirmed that he has been absconding.
Eyewitnesses in Delhi's riot-hit areas claim that Muslims had prepared for the attack on Hindus for long. In Brijpuri area, they say, a Muslim owner of a bike showroom had removed all the bikes to a safer location and had vandalised his own shop to claim victimhood.
Like a handheld slingshot is used to hurl small pebbles and stones, these large slingshots have been used to hurl Molotov cocktails, acid bottles, iron pieces and big stones to inflict maximum damage in the surrounding areas.