Delhi riots: 531 cases filed, over 1,600 held

March 04, 2020 22:56

The Delhi Police has registered 531 first information reports and arrested or detained 1,647 people in connection with the communal violence in northeast Delhi, an officer said on Wednesday.

47 of the cases were registered under the Arms Act, the officer said.

According to police, the police control room (PCR) did not receive any calls of rioting in the past seven days.

The situation in the riot-affected areas was under control, the police said.

On Tuesday, Mohammed Shahrukh, who was seen confronting an unarmed police personnel with gun during the violence at Maujpur last week, was arrested from Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, police said. -- PTI

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