Three cases were lodged after an unruly crowd taking part in Muharram processions clashed with police and pelted them with stones in west Delhi’s Nangloi, officials said on Sunday.
Twelve people, including six police personnel, were injured in the clashes, they said.
The first FIR was registered under sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act at Nangloi police station on the complaint of Nangloi SHO Prabhu Dayal.
The incident in this case occurred at Surajmal Stadium, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer) Harendra Singh said.
The second FIR was registered on the basis of a complaint lodged by Nanag Ram, the law and order inspector at Nangloi police station, for an incident at Nangloi Chowk, Singh said.
The third FIR was registered on the complaint of Mukesh Kumar, a head constable, for an incident near the metro station at Nangloi. All three cases were registered on Sunday, he added.
In the first FIR, Dayal said several ‘tazia’ processions were scheduled in Nangloi on Saturday. There were meetings conducted with the organisers regarding the route and other issues. Apart from Nangloi police station in the outer district, meetings were held with Prem Nagar and Aman Vihar police stations in Rohini district.
VHP, Bajrang Dal submit memorandum to Police over Muharram violence
NEW DELHI: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Bajrang Dal submitted a memorandum to the police over Saturday’s clashes during Muharram processions in west Delhi, officials said. A senior police officer on Sunday said leaders and supporters of the two organisations submitted their memorandum at the Nangloi police station against the incident which left several police personnel and volunteers injured and caused damage to public property.
As they submitted their memorandum, they chanted ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans outside the police station before dispersing, the officer said.
