Delhi Police Crime Branch arrested Farid, one of accused in Jahangirpuri violence, from West Bengal. (Image: News18)
The key accused in the Delhi violence case is a history-sheeter in the Jahangirpuri area and had been booked in six cases
The Delhi Police on Thursday arrested a key accused in the communal riots in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area amid a procession to celebrate Hanuman Jayanti from West Bengal, sources told CNN-News18. The Delhi Police Crime Branch deployed in West Bengal has arrested the accused identified as Farid alias Neetu, who was hiding in his aunt’s house in Tamluk village.
Farid is being brought to New Delhi via flight today, according to a report by PTI. The key accused in the Delhi violence case is a history-sheeter in the Jahangirpuri area and had been booked in six cases including that of robbery, snatching, burglary and under the Arms Act since 2010.
The Delhi police arrested Arif from Kolkata in connection. Farid’s arrest comes hours after two more accused in connection with the Jahangirpuri violence. The accused have been identified as Jafar and Babauddin, police said.
Clashes broke out between two communities during a Hanuman Jayanti procession in Jahangirpuri in the national capital on April 16, leaving eight police personnel and a local resident injured. According to the police, there was stone pelting and arson during the clashes and some vehicles were also torched.
(With PTI inputs)
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