Delhi Police

Violence broke out in Delhi's Jahangirpuri area when a Hanuman Janmotsav procession was attacked by miscreants on April 16

Sources in the Delhi police have revealed that Md Ansar Sheikh had convened a meeting a week ago to decide how they would block the Hanuman Jayanti procession.

Delhi Police Commissioner Rakesh Asthana has written to ED Director to probe Ansar under PMLA in Jahangirpuri riots case

The Supreme Court has ordered a status quo on the anti-encroachment drive in Jahangirpuri for another two weeks

Arms supplier and smuggler Rajam alias Rahul arrested from Jahangirpuri by Delhi police after an encounter

The Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice NV Ramana ordered the authorities to maintain the status-quo on the demolition drive and not to continue with the demolition started by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation against encroachers in Jahangirpuri.

Just before the anti-encroachment drive began, the Delhi police and hundreds of security personnel in riot gear had conducted a surveillance of the area earlier in the morning.

In an order released by Assistant Commissioner, North Delhi Municipal Corporation has announced that the encroachment drive will be carried out on illegal construction in the area of April 20 and 21 in Jahangirpuri.

The Jahangirpuri police station registers one case every six hours. Reportedly, the area is also one of the top 10 in Delhi for robberies. In 2021, the police station registered 1,130 cases, while in 2022, the number was 439 in the first three months.

Durga Puja pandals and Visarjan processions have been attacked multiple times in various Indian states. Just because they do not happen in Delhi, they have been swept away from the news cycle soon, without the national media discussing it in loud debates.