The Delhi Police have recognised 30 persons in relation to the stone-pelting during the demolition drive near the Faiz-e-Elahi mosque in Turkman Gate early on Wednesday. The pictures of those involved in the incident were released by the police on Thursday. The chaos left five cops injured.
CCTV footage used for identification
According to ANI, the pictures retrieved from CCTV cameras and video footage during the incident show masked men in the area. The teams of police are executing raids to take the persons recognised into custody.
The demolition drive was started on the night between Tuesday and Wednesday, following a high court order to vacate encroachments around the century-old mosque. A crowd gathered at the site ahead of the drive, with some persons throwing stones. This incident led the police to use tear gas shells to scatter the crowd, and they detained five people in connection with the incident on Wednesday.
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Police action on the incident
The police registered a case under sections of the BNS. The Joint Commissioner of Police (Central Range), Madhur Verma, stated that more evidence was being compiled with the assistance of body-borne cameras worn by Delhi Police personnel and videography from the scene. DCP Nidhin Valsan said police had used “minimal force” and mentioned that legal action would be taken against those involved in stone-pelting.
The Delhi High Court had issued a notice to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and other concerned parties in a petition by the managing committee of Masjid Syed Elahi challenging MCD’s decision to remove the encroachments.
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The police report noted a total of 32 bulldozers were deployed at the site. The security was increased, with nine additional commissioners of police, 25 assistant commissioners in nine zones, about 800 personnel from local police, and 10 companies of paramilitary forces brought into the area.
