AGENCIES / NEW DELHI
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal today visited violence affected North-Eastern part of the city and took stock of the situation. Mr Baijal also met locals and appealed for peace and harmony.
So far, 100 FIRs, pertaining to clashes, loss of lives and property etc have already been registered. No major incident has been reported in the last 48 hours in any police station of North-East Delhi. Prohibitory order under Section 144 was relaxed for 10 hours today in view of improvement of the situation. So far, 38 deaths have been reported in the violence.
As a confidence-building measure among different sections of the society, Police is holding Peace Committee Meetings across the national capital to maintain peace and improve inter-community harmony.
Union Home Ministry, in an advisory, has said Mob violence and lynching is a heinous crime and serious criminal offence. It invites serious consequences and stringent punishment under the law.
Yesterday, Home Minister Amit Shah had reviewed law and order situation in Delhi and appealed people not to believe in rumours. He said, Delhi Police is mandated and obligated to provide security to all sections of society irrespective of caste and religion.