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A Delhi Police Head Constable and three civilians were killed Monday as clashes broke out in northeast Delhi for the second consecutive day as pro and anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protesters pelted stones at each other. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)
Sources close to the Ministry of Home Affairs told The Indian Express that the violence “appears to be orchestrated” to coincide with the visit of US President Donald Trump. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)
Protesters from both sides were injured in the violence. At least 37 police personnel, including DCP Shahdara, were also injured. All of them have been taken to GTB hospital. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)
Deputy CM and Education Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia has urged the Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank to postpone the board exams in violence-affected areas of northeast Delhi. The exam is scheduled for tomorrow. He also said all private and government schools in northeast Delhi will remain closed on Tuesday and all the exams will be postponed. (Express Photo by Somya Lakhani)
CPI(M)'s Sitaram Yechury trained guns at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for remaining missing from the scene. "As the situation in national capital remains tense, where are the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister? Both are missing. Incompetence or complicity?" he tweeted. (Express Photo by Somya Lakhani)
Stone pelting incidents were reported near Maujpur Babarpur Metro Station while some vehicles were set on fire in Yamuna Vihar. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)
At least two vehicles and a fire tender were torched in Jaffrabad and Maujpur. The injured have been taken to GTB hospital. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) closed the entry and exit gates of Jaffrabad and Maujpur-Babarpur stations. Trains will not be halting at these stations. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)
Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal took notice of the violence and urged the Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and Home Minister Amit Shah to restore law and order in the area. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)
“Very distressing news regarding disturbance of peace and harmony in parts of Delhi coming in. I sincerely urge Hon’ble LG n Hon’ble Union Home Minister to restore law and order n ensure that peace and harmony is maintained. Nobody should be allowed to orchestrate flagrations,” he tweeted. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)
