New Delhi, March 7 While Delhi Police bore the brunt of being "mute spectators" during the riots in northeastern parts of the capital recently, it has sprung back to action and detailed a chronology that led to the Delhi violence. The police have detailed how BJP leader Kapil Mishra sent text messages to his followers and Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad mobilized people from minority-dominated areas to be a part of the riots that have led to the death of 53 people so far.
The police's internal report accessed by states that it was pro-Citizenship Amendment Act protesters who carried out attack on a Bhim Army vehicle. The Bhim Army activists then mobilized local people and retaliated.
The internal status report on riots in Delhi states: "On February 22, 2020 around 10:30 p.m. nearly 500 women began a protest near Jafrabad Metro Station against Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens. Seeing them, about 2,000 local youths join the protest."
In the report, the police also stated that they tried to control the situation and roped in Maulana Shameem and Maulana Dawood for support and contained that situation.
"On February 23 morning, Kapil Mishra and Deepak Singh sent a message to their followers using social media, calling them to assemble at Maujpur Chowk in favour of CAA and NRC at 2:30 p.m. and to oppose the protest at Jafrabad," the report said.
The police noted that Mishra accompanied by Deepak Singh arrived at the spot at 2.30 p.m. and stayed there for almost three hours. "Deepak Singh was kept away from the spot," stated the report adding, "Bhim Army led by Chandrashekar had given a call for Bharat Bandh the same day."
The police thereafter explains how rioting began at 5 p.m. the same day.
"One vehicle carrying Bhim Army supporters was attacked by pro-CAA supporters at Maujpur Chowk," the report said.
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( With inputs from IANS )