Updated April 16th, 2022 at 20:26 IST
Delhi: Clashes & stone pelting reported during Shobha Yatra; several injured
Injured policemen have been taken to Baby Jagjivan Ram Hospital which is close to the site of the clashes. Meanwhile, a heavy police force has been deployed.
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Stone pelting was reported after Shobha Yatra in New Delhi on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti. In the visuals from the incident site, plumes of smoke can be seen emerging. Reportedly, multiple cops were injured, including one shot at, in the Jahangirpuri incident.
The injured policemen have been taken to the Baby Jagjivan Ram Hospital which is close to the site of the clashes. Meanwhile, a heavy police force has been deployed.
Near New Delhi's Jehangirpuri:
— Republic (@republic) April 16, 2022
- Clashes witnessed after Shobha Yatra
- At least one policeman shot at, multiple policemen injured and taken to hospital
- People clearly seen wielding swords within arm's length of the police
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Dozens of people were involved in the confrontation. One footage shows swords being waved within metres of where the Police are standing after the Shobha Yatra in New Delhi.
Dozens of people seen being involved in clashes in New Delhi after the Shobha Yatra after Hanuman Jayanti; Tune in #LIVE for details from New Delhi here - https://t.co/A3dH9LDvnr… pic.twitter.com/KR6OSd4luT
— Republic (@republic) April 16, 2022
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kapil Mishra condemned the stone pelting on the Shobha yatra and demanded strict action against the miscreants.
"Stone pelting on Hanuman's birth anniversary in Delhi's Jahangir Puri is a terrorist act The settlement of Bangladeshi infiltrators is now daring to attack the citizens of India. Now it has become necessary to remove illegal infiltrators from the country by checking the papers of each of them," Mishra tweeted in Hindi.
दिल्ली के जहाँगीर पूरी में हनुमान जन्मोत्सव पर हुआ पथराव आतंकी हरकत है
— Kapil Mishra (@KapilMishra_IND) April 16, 2022
बांग्लादेशी घुसपैठियों की बस्ती अब भारत के नागरिकों पर हमलें करने की हिम्मत करने लगी है
इनके एक एक के कागज चेक करके गैर कानूनी घुसपैठियों को देश से निकालना अब जरूरी हो गया है #JahangeerPuri
Incidents of communal violence have seen an uptick since Ram Navami on April 10. Clashes broke out between two communities in Khambhat after stones were pelted at the Ram Navami procession in the Shakarpura area. Similar clashes also erupted in the Himmatnagar town of Sabarkantha district. Madya Pradesh's Khargone also witnessed stone pelting, group clashes and arson.
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Published April 16th, 2022 at 20:19 IST
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