Delhi Police lodges FIR, detains 15 after clashes during Hanuman Jayanti rally in Jahangirpuri | Latest
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The Delhi Police has lodged an FIR and detained fifteen suspects after clashes broke out during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in Jahangirpuri on Saturday evening.
Clashes broke out between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri area on Saturday evening. Several police personnel were injured in the ensuing violence.
According to the police, stones were pelted and some vehicles torched in the violence that occurred at around 6 pm on Saturday. Security personnel were deployed to the region to get the situation under control.
The Delhi Police initiated its investigation into the incident on Saturday night. An FIR was lodged and around fifteen people taken into custody for questioning. Here are the latest developments in this case:
An FIR has been lodged by the police and fifteen suspects detained, Delhi's Commissioner of Police informed. He said the local police will investigate the incident, at least to begin with.
The Delhi Police is combing through CCTV footage in order to identify the main culprits in the incident. The police are also using drone footage to see if stones were stored on the rooftops of houses.
A total of seven people were injured in the incident. This includes six cops and one civilian. The injured were admitted to Babu Jagjivan Ram Memorial Hospital.
