Muharram 2023: Action has begun to nab the accused in the violence that took place during the Muharram Procession in Nangloi, Outer Delhi on Saturday. While the police is scanning the CCTV footage on the one hand, many suspects have also been detained. Police says that we have registered three FIRs in this matter. The aim of the rioters was to set fire to not only one area but the entire capital. The police claim that the miscreants will be arrested as soon as possible.
According to media reports, a Muharram procession was being taken out in Nangloi area of Delhi yesterday i.e. on Saturday. About 10 thousand people participated in this procession. Police said that when the procession reached near Maharaja Surajmal Stadium, the people involved in the procession tried to go inside the stadium. On being stopped, the miscreants involved in the procession got enraged and started pelting stones at the police. Not only this, the miscreants pelted stones not only at the police but also at the people going by buses and cars. There was a stir among the common people by giving sticks, swords and stones in the hands of the attackers.
Outer Delhi DCP Harendra Singh said that private and public vehicles were also vandalized by anti-social elements. Many police personnel were also injured. He told that as soon as the information about the ruckus was received, additional police force was sent to the spot. When the disturbance did not calm down even after the police explained, a light lathi charge had to be done. The DCP told that we had brought the situation under control, but there is a possibility of violence again, so a heavy police force has been deployed on the spot.
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‘Don’t pay attention to any rumour’
DCP Harendra Singh said that about 10 policemen injured in stone pelting during Muharram procession are undergoing treatment. He told that we have registered three FIRs in the violence case. CCTV footage is being scrutinized. He said that the aim of the miscreants seems to be to disturb the peace of Delhi. All people are requested not to pay heed to any rumours. The police will arrest the accused as soon as possible and reveal the whole matter.
