Delhi

Delhi.

CBSE exams on Feb 26 postponed

Women protesters vacate road outside Jafrabad metro station

Pvt, govt schools to continue to remain closed on Wednesday

Delhi

Delhi

Pleas relating to

reach SC & HC

LG appeals people to help police restore peace

Situation in northeast Delhi is under control: Police

CM Kejriwal visits Rajghat, calls for restoration of peace

Police conduct flag march in Bhajanpura, Khureji Khas

1,000 armed policemen being deployed in Delhi

Home minister Amit Shah calls meeting

Journalists attacked, one serious

Owaisi urges Centre to deploy Army to curb Delhi violence

Delhi CM

Arvind Kejriwal meets home minister Amit Shah

Seven killed in Delhi

Gautam Gambhir condemns Kapil Mishra's inflammatory statements

Manoj Tiwari urges for peace in Delhi

Section 144 enforced for a month

Go and control situation in Delhi: Owaisi to G Kishan Reddy

HC to hear plea seeking FIR on Wednesday

Man who pointed gun at cop’s face arrested

Several Metro stations closed

Firemen injured

Flag march in Maujpur area

Clashes started on Sunday

Constable among 4 killed, DCP hurt in fresh riots over CAA in Delhi

NEW DELHI:Police on Tuesday said 13 people, including one policeman, have been killed in the violence in northeastViolence spiralled over the amended citizenship law in northeast Delhi, turning it into a battlefield with frenzied protesters torching houses, shops, vehicles and hurling stones.Affected areas of northeast Delhi include Jafrabad, Chand Bagh, Maujpur, Bhajanpura, Kardampuri, Gokulpuri, Khajuri and Karawal Nagar.Here are the key points:The Central Board of Secondary Education on Tuesday postponed class 10 and 12 exams scheduled for February 26 in northeast part of Delhi.The order has been issued on the request of Directorate of Education of Delhi government in the view of violence in northeast part of the national capital."On the request of Directorate of Education, government of Delhi and to avoid inconvenience to students, staffs, and parents, the Board has decided to postpone Class 10 and 12 exams scheduled for February 26 in northeast part of Delhi," a press note said.However, the board said that exams in the rest of the Delhi shall be conducted as scheduled.Women who were protesting against the citizenship amendment act outside Jafrabad metro station in Delhi vacated the road on Tuesday evening, police said.They were protesting at the spot since Saturday night against the new citizenship law and the National Register of Citizens.Police, along with locals, vacated the road after the area witnessed violence in the last couple of days, a senior police officer said.Private and government schools in violence affected North Eastwill continue to be closed on Wednesday, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia announced on Tuesday.Sisodia, who is also the education minister of, said all internal examinations have been postponed by schools."In violence affected North East district, schools will be closed tomorrow as well. Internal examinations have been postponed. Have requested CBSE to postpone the board exam as well," Sisodia tweeted.There was no response from the CBSE on whether the exam will be postponed or not.The pleas relating to the northeast Delhi violence, which has claimed 13 lives, reached the Supreme Court and the Delhi high court on Tuesday and they will hear the matter on Wednesday.The first plea was mentioned in the apex court on behalf of former Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah and others who sought direction to the police to lodge FIRs on complaints regarding the ongoing violence over the Citizenship Amendment Act.A bench comprising Justices S K Kaul and K M Joseph will hear it the fresh application on Wednesday.Shortly after the mentioning in the apex court, a similar plea filed by human rights activist Harsh Mander and activist Farah Naqvi was mentioned before the high court, which also agreed to hear it on Wednesday.Mander and Naqvi have also sought registration of FIRs and arrest of persons involved in the ongoing violence north-east Delhi over CAA.Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal has appealed people to help the police and security agencies in restoring peace, and maintaining law and order and communal harmony in the city. In his address to the first session of the 7th Delhi Assembly, Baijal appealed people to maintain peace, law and order and communal harmony, and cooperate with security agencies.The Lt Governor also met injured civilians and policemen at GTB hospital in Shahdara and Max hospital in Patparganj.Baijal also extended his condolences to the kin of Delhi Police head constable Ratan Lal who died in the violence, and assured that they will be provided all possible help.Mandeep Randhawa, Delhi Police spokesperson said the situation in northeast Delhi is under control, even as several parts of the national capital continued to reel under violence.Randhawa said 11 FIRs have been registered in connection with the violence."We are responding to incidents involving anti-social elements. Sufficient force has been deployed in northeast Delhi. The RAF and CRPF has also been deployed," he said.Senior police officers are also monitoring the situation closely, he added.Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday visited Mahatma Gandhi's memorial in Rajghat and said violence will not benefit anyone as he called for restoration of peace in the national capital in the wake of violence in northeast Delhi, which claimed seven lives.Kejriwal visited Rajghat along with his MLAs. "Six civilians and one policemen have died. Violence will not benefit anyone. Mahatma Gandhi was a worshiper of non-violence, we prayed for restoration of peace in Delhi," he said after the visit.Kejriwal, his deputy Manish Sisodia and health minister Satyendar Jain visited the GTB Hospital to meet those injured in the violence.The police conducted flag march in northeast Delhi's Bhajanpura and Khureji Khas after the areas witnessed arson and stone pelting.A battery shop was set on fire in Bhajanpura. The shop was vandalised and burnt batteries were strewn on the road.Special Commissioners of Police Satish Golcha and Praveer Ranjan led the flag march."We are taking appropriate actions. The required force is being used. Tear gas and mild lathicharge has been used to control the crowd. We will detain the miscreants and appropriate action will be taken against them," Golcha, who is the Special Commissioner of Police (Law and Order northern range), said.An armed battalion of Delhi Police, comprising around 1,000 personnel, is being deployed in violence-hit areas of Delhi while inter-state borders are being closely monitored, officials said on Tuesday.This was conveyed at a high-level meeting convened by home minister Amit Shah and attended by Delhi's LG Anil Baijal, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and commissioner of police Amulya Patnaik, among others.Special officers along with the additional forces are being deployed in violence-hit areas of Delhi where at least seven people, including a policeman, were killed.A high-level meeting convened by Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday resolved to enhance police-MLA coordination in Delhi and quell rumour-mongering so that the violence in the city could be stopped, sources said.The meeting, attended by Delhi LG Anil Baijal, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, commissioner of police Amulya Patnaik and others, also resolved that workers of political parties should join hands to restore peace in the city and peace committees be reactivated in all localities.All those attending the meeting stressed that rumour-mongering had to be quelled, a source said.The leaders said police-MLA coordination has to be enhanced and workers of different political parties should join hands so that peace is restored.A journalist with JK 24X7 news received a bullet injury and two reporters from NDTV were beaten and punched by rioters in northeast Delhi on Tuesday.Akash sustained a bullet injury while covering the communal clashes in Maujpur locality and is in hospital where his condition is serious, said a tweet from JK 24X7 channel.NDTV said its journalist Arvind Gunasekar was hit by rioters while he was at one of the spots in northeast Delhi and lost a tooth. His fellow reporter, Saurabh, who tried to shield him, was punched, it said.Many other journalists took to social media to share tales of how they were heckled and some alleged they were questioned about their religious identity.AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has urged the Office of the Prime Minister of India (PMO) to deploy Army in Delhi to curb violence in the wake of the protest against CAA.He also alleged that the police have failed to fulfill their duties and are "colluding with mobs."Taking to Twitter, he said, "The situation in North East Delhi is only getting worse. If @PMOIndia wants to restore peace, it is incumbent on you that Army takes over the area. Cops have abdicated their duty and are colluding with mobs. The only way to secure lives and limbs is to hand over the area to the army."After participating in a meeting held by home minister Amit Shah, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said that the meeting was peaceful and Shah has assured that all parties will work to restore peace. Kejriwal said that Shah has assured to provide whatever help is needed and that the police is doing their bit.Earlier on Tuesday, Kejriwal appealed everyone "to refrain from indulging in violence". He said that all issues can be dealt with through dialogue. The chief minister also ensured medical assistance to all the victims."Need to seal Delhi borders to prevent outsiders from coming in," said Kejriwal in context of the clashes in Delhi adding that MLAs have told him there is a severe shortage of police force.As many as seven persons were killed in violence in the northeast district of the national capital, police said. The Commissioner of Delhi Police, Amulya Patnaik, also held a meeting at Seelampur DCP Office on Monday night.A head constable attached to the office of the ACP Gokalpuri, Ratan Lal (42), died after a head injury sustained while he tried to control the rioters. Lal is survived by wife and three children.Several paramilitary and Delhi Police personnel, including Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Shahdara, Amit Sharma , have also been reported to sustain injuries on Monday. Two CRPF police personnel were also injured, sources said.BJP leader and East Delhi MP Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday called for stringent action against his party leader, Kapil Mishra, for making inflammatory statements, even as the national capital witnessed violence on Monday that led to the death of seven people.He said, "No matter who the person is, whether he is Kapil Mishra or anyone else, belonging to any party, if he has given any provoking speech then strict action should be taken against him."Member of Parliament from East Delhi, Gambhir also visited DCP Shahdara Amit Sharma, ACP Anuj Jain and Head Constable Yashpal in hospital after they were seriously injured on Monday.Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari on Tuesday appealed to the people of the national capital to stop violence and maintain peace."Whatever happened yesterday is unfortunate and saddening. I appeal to everyone that they should not be manipulated and should not involve themselves in violence," Tiwari told ANI."The situation is tense. This indicates a bigger conspiracy by anti-national elements...at the time of US President Donald Trump's India visit," He added. Tiwari also accused CM Kejriwal of not taking enough measures to control the situation.Enforcing prohibitory measures under Section 144 of CrPC, the order restricts assembly of more than four people in the area.AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday hit back at Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy, and said, "He (G Kishan Reddy) should go back to Delhi, why is he here in Hyderabad? He is the MoS Home. He should go and control the situation in Delhi. He must douse the fire there. Seven people have died already," Owaisi said.Reddy on Tuesday criticised Owaisi for alleging that the Delhi Police sided with "rioters" to pelt stones, saying, "he has made the statement irresponsibly".The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said it would hear a plea seeking registration of an FIR and arrest of persons involved in the ongoing violence in northeast Delhi, on Wednesday.The petition filed by human rights activist Harsh Mander sought setting up of an SIT to inquire into the incident and compensation for those killed and injured in the violence. It has also sought directions to the Centre for deployment of the ArmyThe man who fired multiple rounds during violent clashes in northeast Delhi was arrested by the police on Tuesday. The man was identified as Mohammed Shahrukh who was caught on camera confronting a lone policeman on Monday. He then opened multiple rounds of fire with a crowd of hundred egging him on. He even pointed the gun at the cop’s face point-blank.Entry and exit gates of Mandi House, ITO and Delhi Gate metro stations have been closed, notified the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).In northeast Delhi, Jafrabad, Maujpur-Babarpur, Gokulpuri, Johri Enclave and Shiv Vihar metro stations continue to remain closed. On Delhi Metro Red Line, trains are being terminated at Welcome metro station.As per senior fire department officials, three firemen were injured as the Delhi Fire Service attended to 45 calls from violence-hit northeast Delhi. On Monday, the rioters attacked a fire tender, restricting their movement.Security personnel conducted flag marches to disperse the mobs and maintain peace in northeast Delhi's Maujpur after the area witnessed heavy stone pelting and arson during clashes between pro and anti-CAA groups for the second consecutive day.At least three vehicles were set on fire and smoke was seen rising from a house above a closed shop.All the shops in the areas were shut but the stick-carrying protesters vandalised them by pelting stones.Tension prevailed in Jaffrabad area and a large number of security personnel were deployed as hundreds of people, mostly women, who had been protesting gainst the CAA, blocked a road near the metro station since Saturday evening, demanding a rollback of the contentious act.Chandra Shekhar Aazad-led Bhim Army had also given call for 'Bharat bandh' and demonstrations against the CAA.Similar protests, which mirrored the Shaheen Bagh sit-in where demonstrators have blocked a road since December, started in Khureji Khaas in Karawal Nagar and Chandbagh in northeast Delhi, and Hauz Rani in South Delhi on Sunday, prompting the police to step up security.Police had to fire tear gas shells as members of the two groups pelted stones at each other in Maujpur, soon after a gathering, called by BJP leader Kapil Mishra, demanded that the police remove anti-CAA protestors within three days.The two groups blamed each other for starting the violence.