One year of Delhi riots: Violence that shook the National Capital in 2020

Communal violence had broken out in northeast Delhi on February 24 last year after clashes between citizenship law supporters and protesters spiralled, leaving at least 53 people dead and around 200 injured. In picture, a burnt house in Shiv Vihar in New Delhi (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)

As northeast Delhi became the epicentre of violence, clashes also broke out at Jaffrabad, Maujpur, Chandbagh, Khureji Khas, Bhajanpura, Dayalpur, Gokalpuri and other areas.

Security forces in Mustafabad east Delhi (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)

A mob attacks a person at Khajuri Khas crossing in Delhi (Express photo/Praveen Khanna)

Locals at their burned houses after Delhi riots at Shiv Vihar in New Delhi (Express photo by Praveen Khanna)

People came to see their damaged houses at riot hit Shiv Vihar in New Delhi (Express photo/Praveen Khanna)

Burnt Cars in a parking lot in Shiv Vihar (Express photo by Abhinav Saha)

Riot victims at Shiv Vihar in New Delhi (Express Photo by Amit Mehra)

A car showroom (set on fire) in Chand Bagh area of Delhi. (Express Photo by Gajendra Yadav).

Delhi Police Commissioner S N Shrivastava last week said 755 FIRs were registered in connection with the riots and his force ensured a "free and fair" investigation. Use of DNA finger printing, e-Vahan database, facial recognition, fund flow analysis and forensic teams comprising physical, chemical, biological and ballistic analysis of videos and photographs through open sources were also used to investigate the cases