Delhi Police on Thursday identified 30 people linked to the stone-pelting incident during an anti-encroachment drive by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) near the Faiz-e-Elahi Masjid at Turkman Gate a day before.
The police said they identified stone-pelters from CCTV footage of the area and viral videos on social media, even as cops continue raids to take the alleged accused into custody.
A heavy police deployment marked the area on Thursday, where a High Court-ordered demolition drive took a violent turn on Wednesday. The police had booked five people for the clashes in which some policemen were injured.
The lawyers of the accused informed the media that their clients had been sent to one-day judicial custody, and that the hearings for the bail pleas of the accused are scheduled for today.
Representing accused Kashif, Mohd Kaif, and Mohd Areeb, Delhi advocate M Asad Beig said that the court granted one-day judicial custody after providing copies of the FIR to the defense.
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“After the judge’s order, we were given a copy of the FIR. We have subsequently filed a bail application. The judge has granted a one-day judicial custody. The bail application will be heard tomorrow in Tis Hazari Court,” Beig told the reporters on Wednesday.
Another Delhi advocate, Mohd Akif, who is representing the accused Sameer, echoed similar remarks, stating that the court has allowed one-day judicial custody. “The judge has given a one-day judicial custody. We have just received a copy of the FIR. We will see what to do next,” he said.
In a related development, Delhi Police said they will send summons to Samajwadi Party MP Mohibbullah Nadvi to join the investigation on grounds that he was present at the spot before violence broke, despite repeated requests by senior Delhi Police officials to vacate the premises.
According to Delhi Police, the demolition was carried out after several coordination meetings were held with members of the Aman Committee and other local stakeholders to maintain peace and prevent any untoward incident.
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